Basic+Facts

__**BASIC FACTS**__

//Interesting Facts About Ants:// ////

//Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three joints. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight. An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.//

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The ant has two compound eyes, meaning that each eye is made of many smaller eyes. http://sciencekit.com/fun-ant-facts/a/252

The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days. http://www.lingolex.com/ants.htm

Brandi Copeland- Every ant colony has a different smell. Ants can tell what colony they belong to by the scent. If an ant intrudes into a colony, all the other ants can tell you don't belong. http://www.lingolex.com/ants.htm