2. During the few seconds it takes you to read these four lines:
- 40 humans and 700 million of ants are being born on Earth
- 30 humans and 500 million ants are dying on Earth »
Les fourmis, Bernard Werber
There are about 12,000 species of ants on earth.
They represent 25% of the total terrestrial animal biomass.
This insect exists since 130 million years (2.5 for humanity).
They can leave 14 days under water.
They can resist 11 months while exposed to cesium radioactivity.
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3. One colony of russet ants kill : 8000 caterpillars, 3600 nymphs, 3300
butterflys per day.
Magnans Queens can lay millions of eggs in their lives.
The biggest queen (Dorylus nigricans) is 6 cm long.
The Atta ant colony can occupy up to 100 square meters and move up to
40 tonnes of ground.
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8. c) Soldier
Worker specialist
Protect colony
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9. d) Workers
everybody doesn’t work (1/3)
10% of the workers are in the outside
Evolution :
they begin with the queen/ as a builder/ as a hunter
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