Ants and other animals

Ants are animals, arthropods and insects.

Although ants are frustrating when they get into your home or when you’re having a picnic, ants do help the environment. They are social insects, which means they live in large colonies or groups. 

Depending on the species, ant colonies can consist of millions of ants.

There are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers, and males. The queen and the males have wings, while the workers don’t have wings. 

The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs. The male ant’s job is to mate with future queen ants and they do not live very long afterwards. Once the queen grows to adulthood, she spends the rest of her life laying eggs! Depending on the species, a colony may have one queen or many queens.

Try to match the names with the different parts of the ant. 

Whales

Whales are criatures of the open ocean. They are marine mammals. 

This is a blue whale, a mammal and probably the largest animal in the world. 

If you want to watch a video about whales, this one talks about the mysterious sounds that they make. 

Leeches are much smaller. They are parasitic and belong to the group of annelids.

Leeches are annelids. 

Beetle. They are insects. 

A beautiful picture of a sponge which is a porifera. 

Tuna is a fish. Some species can swim at a speed of 70 km per hour!!! It's incredible. They're great predators. Here's a picture.

Tuna