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2006-07-06 03:45:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Other - Pets

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none of my teeth have ants

2006-07-06 03:47:13 · answer #1 · answered by whoanelly00 5 · 0 0

Insects do have teeth, however they are usually referred to as fangs or mandibles. Ants can have anywhere from none to 10 teeth.

Part 1 is about Australian Ants
Technomyrmex workers are general scavengers, foraging on the ground, low vegetation and trees. They nest in the soil with or without a covering, in twigs or branches, under loose bark, and in nests constructed of plant fibers which are attached under leaves or to tree trunks. Some species are known to have worker-like males and queens (Terron 1972).

Identification Notes
These ants can be identified by the presence of 7 or 10 large teeth and 2 to 15 small denticles on the mandibles and in having the surface containing the teeth and the surface near the clypeus rounding gradually into one another (basal angle absent), he upper surface of the propodeum shorter than the rear surface, the node of the petiole absent and its forward face is either lacking or is very short and indistinct, the first segment of the gaster projecting forward and partially or completely concealing the petiole when viewed from above and the gaster having 5 segments on its upper surface.

Part 2 - Army Ants
Army Ants love to feed on wasps, some insects and other animals that might have died but most delicious the Leaf Cutter Ants. Again Army Ants can eat any animal. They use their two front teeth and claws to bite and throw a type of venom that works as an acid to dissolve any type of skin. That is one way they have learned to survive.

Part 3 - Imported Fire Ant
The imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is reddish brown and measures three to six millimeters in length. These ants are exactly like the native fire ant except for the color and fact that the mandibles have four teeth. Fire ants build large mounds and their sting causes a white postule to form on the skin.

2006-07-06 11:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Primrose 4 · 0 0

Ants technically dont have teeth. The functional parts of their mouths closest to "teeth" are called mandibles. An ant's mandibles can be sicle shaped, to serated depending on the species and the caste(division of labour worker, soldier, etc) that it belongs to. These mandibles are sideways opening and closing and are surprisingly strong. Ants are quite capable of hoisting food, soemtimes 50x their own body weight over their heads using only their mandibles. Hope that answers your question!

2006-07-06 11:28:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you mean how many teeth An ant has? .. none

2006-07-06 10:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by LetMEtell&AskYOU 5 · 0 0

ants dont have teeth

2006-07-06 10:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by G 5 · 0 0

u have made me laughing for hours!!!!!
they have something other than teeths!

2006-07-06 10:48:46 · answer #6 · answered by ♀guardian of angels♀ 3 · 0 0

i have never counted

2006-07-06 11:03:54 · answer #7 · answered by kav 2 · 0 0

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