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don't break the ants tray little kitty why because what seems like a simple

queue could become the reason for the ant's demise really how to understand

this strange phenomenon let us learn about the life and death cycle of ants

zoom in the first stage of an ant's Life Begins

underground within a colony where the queen ant lays thousands of tiny

oval-shaped eggs after 7 to 14 days these eggs enter the second stage and

hatch into La resembling legless wormlike creatures as these LA are the

future of the colony worker ants are tusked with caring for them they clean

the love and feed them a rich diet including regurgitated food to ensure

their Healthy Growth this feeding phase is crucial as

it provides the energy necessary for the LA's bodies to mature and produce liquid

protein substances that solidify upon contact with air forming the silk

threads the LA carefully weave these threads around them cell creating sturdy

and protective cocoons and transforming into pupe the third stage of their life

cycle inside these protective shells a fascinating metamorphosis takes place as

the lais bodies are restructured to develop adult features such as eyes

wings antina and legs that are folded against their bodies after six 10 weeks

of transformation adult ants emerge from their cocoons ready to take on various

roles within the colony most become worker ants dedicated

to foraging caring for the young and

defending the nest some develop into males and queens destined for

Reproductive roles to ensure the colony's growth and survival these

colonies are highly organized and function with remarkable efficiency due

to their complex social structure and sophisticated communication but how do

ants talk to each other to do so ants use chemical signals called pheromones

to convey information about food sources dangers and other important aspects of

colony life for example when a foraging an discovers a food source it takes a

small amount of the food and while returning to the nest lays down a

pheromone Trail along the route back other ants detect this feromon using

their antina and follow the trail which is why we see them walking in a straight

line however as the other ants also release the chemical along the way if

one ant loses the main trail due to an obstacle and forms a Crossway other

rants May follow the path breaker creating a continuous loop called an ant

Mill as Mo ants join the procession the loop becomes Tighter and more defined

resembling a spiral or circular formation this circle is commonly known

as a death spiral because the ants might eventually die of exhaustion

highlighting a side effect of the self-organizing structure of ant

colonies so we must never break the ants Q

walking in a straight line but if you see them CAU in a loop use a stick or

similar object to create a gap in the trail to allow the ants to disperse and

find their way back to the Colony at the same time ensure your own safety and

contact local best control professionals or

entomologists for guidance on how to handle the

situation why because some ants can bite pretty badly it's a topic we have

already covered so do check it out trivia time did you know an ant Mill was

first described in 1921 by William BB who observed a mill 1200 ft in

circumference yes it took each and 2 and A2 us to make one

revolution it's sketching time today's sketch of the day goes to Divan sh hope

you learn something new today until next time it's me Dr boox zooming

out what are you doing Kitty building a straight hi

friends never mind