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This week we gonna talk about Fire ants. sounds Interesting..
Fire ants (genus Solenopsis) are a variety of stinging ants with over 285 species worldwide. They have several other common names, including ginger ants, tropical fire ants, red ants and semut Rangkang (in bahasa indonesia)
Fire ants live in a colony with only one queen. (let's talk about the queen.. I hope she is so beautiful) the queen is the largest individual in a colony, and her primary jobs is Reproduction. she may life for 6 to 7 years (that's a short life for a queen.. you need more my queen, hehe) and can produce 3500 eggs in a day.. (what?? that's a lot..) and roughly 9 millions eggs in her life time. young, virgin queens have wings (as do males) but.. they rip them off after mating.
that's all about the queens.. but what about the males? well. the males are looks like the other ants, but it's bigger than and smaller than the queens, It has wings too,, but the bad news is after they mating the queen, they die immedietely.. (that's bad..)
Fire ants will do everything to save their eggs and their queen, they can sting and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called Solenopsin, it sting is so painful for human,a sensation similar to what one feels when burned by Fire, (that's hurt..) that is for enemies.. but what about if they get a disaster? such as flood, can they save their queen? what do you think? may be not.. but the answer is they can save the queen. but how?? hahaha.. they make their own raft.. raft??
Fire Ants can make a raft from their body.. they are holding other Fire ants to make it, in those way they keep the eggs and queen keep dry and evacuate them from flood.. Impossible huh? hahaha that is what I though before but let's check out the picture bellow..
Well.. that is the information about animal today, see you next week!!
Comments
Dear Nooray.. I would like to make ants and ant's egg chutney.. people from Dhuruva tribes in india can cook it.. well that sounds delicious and spicy.. wooohooo I love spicy..
**correction of my last comment**
after mating the queen,,the males immidietly die.. huh.. I wont be the queen's male.. too dangerous..
Noas@ yes, they can build a tower.. but I still wonder, can they build a skyscreaper?
Viet @ umm... will they bite me from inside?? I hope no.. arrrrggggg
Sahar @ Thank you... let's waiting for the next week episode :) :)
Bala @ they usually life in a moist soil such as river banks, pond shore, watered lawns but they could live on the tree too... the life for other ants (worker ants and soldier ants) is about 3 month..and only the queen can lays the eggs.. the other just take caring of them and protect them.. well, the males jobs is only mating the queen.. after the males immidietly die.. huh.. I wont be the queen's male.. too dangerous.. :D :D
Interesting Blog.....
Where do these Fire ants live ? And what's the Life time for other ants? Only Queen lays eggs ? Others ants wont lay eggs? Queen Ants lays eggs and the ants will be Queen only? or male or normal also ?
Thanks.
I think this is a dish of fried fire ants, Whaley. whe have to make various recipes from them because they are too dangerous. I have been beaten many times.
Thank you Whaley for such nice blog. I wonder whether ants can build a tower??