Eye of the Secret Realm · Friends of Humanity | Ant: Small Hero

Editor's note:

The wild boar goes down the mountain! "Monkey Paper" to my balcony! The news of wild animals entering the city frequently shows social media. In fact, there are many local wild animals around us, and they are neighbors with us, but we rarely understand them. Understanding, friendly, and accompanying, everything can be raised and raised. Xinhua Daily · Jiaojiao Point Unite Jiangsu Province Wild Animal Plant Protection Station, Jiangsu Forestry Science Research Institute, Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, etc. launched the "Eye of the Secret Realm · Friends of Human" calendar column to take you through infrared cameras and animal observers. At the perspective of waiting, pay attention to the familiar and mysterious "animal neighbors". Biological diversity is the living foundation and vitality of human homes. Every solar term, we will also invite solar terms to carry out the special selection of the day. Today, come to know ants together.

Strong survivability

Ants are the most common insects on the planet. They are the largest number of insects. There are about 1,1700 species known in the world, and there are more than 600 species of ants in China. According to statistics, there are about 100 trillion ants around the world, accounting for a quarter of the total number of earth animals. Ant is a well -known "high" in the animal world. Although the size is small, if the body size of the ants is enlarged to the large person, it can move 300 kg of goods at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour. And don't feel tired at all.

The veritable architectural expert

Ant is an expert in the field of "architecture". The structure of the ant nest is very complicated, and there are many divisions in it, each with its own use. The ant nest is firm, safe, the temperature is appropriate, and the roads are in all directions. There is also a circle of soil outside the ant nest. There are some places to reserve food. It is ventilated and warm in winter, and the food is not easy to break. Ant's upper jaw is very developed. In addition to being used to chew, the biggest use is to dig holes underground, carry sand soil one by one, and build an ant hole with "huge engineering volume".

"Society" of each duty

The division of Ant society is clear, and each performs its duties. Among them, the queen is a female with reproductive ability. She has the largest body shape in the group and is responsible for spawning. Gong ants are generally the smallest individuals in the group, with the largest number. The upper jaw, tentacles and three pairs of feet are very developed, and they are good at walking. The main responsibilities of workers' ants are to build and expand their nests, collect foods, feed larvae and queen queen. For hibernation, ants should eat a lot of food in autumn to store nutrition in the body. Therefore, the workers in the ant colony are looking for food every day to ensure that each member of the ant colony can eat enough food to resist the cold of winter. Among the workers, some people with large body shapes will become ants. They are large, their upper jaws are developed, and they can easily shatter hard foods. They will charge in front of the fighting ant colony.

Write: Jin Yiwei

Beautiful editor: Yang Xiaolong

Picture source: Visual China

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