Ant meals Very fond of insects, sweet foods and seeds Very fond of seeds Carry 2,400 insects to their nest per day Food being carried by a single ant Gather honey and store it in the stomach Sharing honey with a fellow ant by mouth-to-mouth transfer

Ant fighting Fighting an enemy until the enemy dies Ants fight to protect their nest Non-fighting ants

Ant enemies Very weak if alone Most fearful ant lion

Ant meadow Rearing insects to obtain honey

Ant body Small but strong

Ant nest Make a nest as deep as 4 m under the soil Make a nest in the soil or inside a decayed tree

Ant mating Mating ceremony in the sky Preparation for the mating flight

Ant eggs, larvae and pupae Mother raises the young Workers raise the young

Ant family Two thousand ants in one nest hole There is only one mother (queen) ant

Ant life through winter Exit of the nest hole is closed in winter

Ant species 262 species of ants live in Japan Ant species

Various ants Ants showing curious behavior

Insects mimicking ants Insects mimicking ants Termite, Jumping spider, Velvet ant Other insects mimicking the ant Larvae of chinch bug, Ant loving beetle, Rove beetle

How to catch ants 1. When you catch only one ant 2. Catching many ants 3. Let's break off a decayed branch of a tree

How to keep ants 1. Let's keep ants in an empty bottle or a flower dish. 2. Let's keep ants in a house with a playground. 3. Let's build an ant apartment block. 4. Make a nest with plaster

Guidance for individual research on ants 1. Let's see what ants can be found. 2. Food examination 3. Ants working in the daytime and those working at night 4. Examination of the ant working time 5. Examination of ants dragging a caterpillar 6. Examination of how ants walk 7. Examination of ant speed 8. Observation of colored ants 9. How much honey does the ant gather? 10. Food for lifting and food for dragging 11. Let's give ants red honey to eat 12. How many workers are born in one nest?

Winged Ant or Termite?

Ants Elbowed antennae Three distinct body segments with a slim waist Front wings longer than back ones Various sizes
Termites Straight antennae No "waistline" Wings long and of equal length Usually only about 1/8" in length