There are many anecdotes about insects. If nothing else, say ants. It can be found in almost every corner of the world. On the grass, under the tiles, in the flowerpot, sometimes, when the bricks are turned over, you will see the ant nest! Seeing thousands of ants in the nest, you must think: strange, how can there be so many ants? It turns out that in the depths of the ant nest, there is a "palace" where the "queen ant" lives. The "queen ant" is particularly fat, ten times that of ordinary ants, and has a big belly. Although I haven't moved all day, I like delicious food. You must ask, "Is it a free meal?" Actually, it is not. It has only one task-spawning. The queen keeps laying eggs, often laying thousands or even tens of thousands a day. After a month, you can pay hundreds of thousands. Think about it, can the ant tribe not prosper?
(2)
Ants are particularly bellicose and often fight for a small piece of bread. There are thousands of ants, and the fight is inseparable. After the war, there were bodies everywhere. If you use a magnifying glass, you can also see ants fighting, unlike other insects who can't beat them and run, but cling to them after biting them. Until one of the two ants died. This is often mutually assured destruction, so the bodies of ants are often two together. In a big battle, unlike other animals, we will draw, but we must win, otherwise we will never stop. Once the winner is decided, the winner immediately rushes to the other party's nest, catches the remaining ants and makes them his "slaves". "Slaves" do not resist, but are willing to serve their masters. As for the "queen ant", it will be a delicious meal for the winner. You may ask, "ants are all exactly the same black." How do they distinguish their friends from their enemies? " It's not complicated. Ants distinguish enemies from friends by their sense of smell, because the smell of ants in the same nest is the same, and they will never be confused with the smell of ants in another nest. Therefore, with its sensitive tentacles, ants can easily distinguish enemies from friends on the battlefield.
(3)
Nobody calls ants engineers and architects. However, the complexity of the "ant nest" structure makes many craftsmen feel ashamed. If you have visited the Forbidden City. I will be attracted by the great wisdom of the ancient working people. If you visit the "ant nest", a special "underground palace", you will be deeply moved by this small "ant nest".
The "ant nest" is almost everywhere, but you can't see its true face clearly outside. Then let's become "small" and take an imaginary "ant nest" trip! Entering the "ant nest" from the hole, the first thing you see is a winding path. Worker ants are busy going in and out, and they won't be delayed for a minute. Choose a path and walk for a while and you will see a huge "house"-the grain storage room. Of course, the "huge" here is relative to ants. There is a pile of grain in the grain depot, and several soldier ants stand there majestically. No one wants to steal half a grain. There is also an earth wall in front of the grain storage room to prevent the rain from washing away the grain. Further on, you will see the "nursery", which covers a small area, but is firmly built around. There are many small holes in the wall, and a small ant lies quietly in each hole. The "nannies" feed occasionally and dare not care at all. We stopped at zig zag a little and passed some "sentries" to reach the "main hall". In the middle of the "main hall" is a bed on which lies the "queen ant". Although the "main hall" is not "magnificent", it is also extraordinary, with a high roof, flat ground and solid walls. There is also a small room behind the "main hall", which specializes in raising aphids. You may wonder, "Why keep aphids?" It's a secret. Write it next time. At this point, the "ant nest" has been visited. You might say, "What's the big deal?" But, don't forget, ants are small reptiles after all! If you look at it from a reptile's point of view, you will definitely say, "Ah, what a beautiful nest! It's a miracle! "
(4)
There are many kinds of ants, each with its own characteristics.
There is an ant called "honeypot ant". Its belly is big, bulging like a big ball, shining amber, and its belly is full of honey. When there is a "famine", it relies on honey to satisfy its hunger. This is somewhat similar to the camel's hump called "the boat of the desert". There is also a "bandit ant", also known as "bandit ant". Every ant is as big as a nail and has sharp teeth. It never goes out alone. There were hundreds of thousands when I went out. It was dark, and a large group of them lined up in a neat line to go out to "sweep". None of them were alive when they passed by. A boa constrictor was seen lounging on the Nile after eating an American fox. At this time, a group of thief ants rushed up, but the snake didn't care about these little things and showed disdain. It didn't panic until the thief ants surrounded it, but it was too late. Thief ants rushed up and held on tight. The snake kept rolling in pain, but everywhere it went, there were many thieves and ants, and there was nowhere to escape. Finally, the snake tried its best to run to the river and jump into the water, trying to wash the ant colony away, but it still couldn't. While biting the snake's skin tightly, the thief ant injected the snake with a special anesthetic-"formic acid". Soon, the snake fainted and the thief ants dragged it ashore and ate it. This shows the ferocity of this ant. In addition, there are two kinds of strange ants, the leaf-sewing ant and the plug-headed ant. Sewing ants live among leaves on trees. They are very smart. They can pull two adjacent leaves together, use their own larvae as needles, use sticky needles secreted by larvae as threads, and sew the leaves one by one, thus living in this special home. The head of a plug ant is like a cork, about the size of the hole it lives in. In an emergency, it will block the entrance with its own head. I don't think this method is very clever. The main enemies of ants are pangolins and anteater. No matter who it is, I'm afraid I can't resist this method of plugging ants. This reminds me of the way ostriches treat their enemies. I still don't understand who this method is for.
(5)
As mentioned earlier, there is a special room for aphids in the spectacular ant nest. Why? It turns out that ants love sweets, but they can't get sugar directly from plants, so they have to turn to aphids for help. Every morning, ants will drive aphids to the top of the tree to eat grass. When the aphids are full of food and drink, the ants catch them and squeeze them hard. The poor aphid began to secrete a substance with high sugar content, which is exactly what ants need. After the ants get these things, they drive the aphids back to their nests, and come out to eat grass the next morning, so they can eat sweets continuously. There is another kind of insect, which is also a good partner of ants. It is called "Paederus". This bug can emit something like "ethanol". As soon as the ants smell this smell, they are all on cloud nine, just like being drunk, and they get great satisfaction. So ants take great care of this insect, put it in an ant hole and invite it to eat and drink, while paederus secretes more "ethanol" to repay the care of ants.
In nature, there are many good partners like ants and aphids, ants and paederus. Can you think of them?