2006-07-08 08:43:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
yes. nothing is 100% efficient,so even ants must have waste, like poop.
2006-07-08 08:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by dennis_d_wurm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Ants, just like all other heterotrophic organisms must relieve the wastes that they create. Typically an ant's body does not produce that much waste, so "pooping" does not occur too often. Because ants are one of the most advanced insects, thier colonies usually have a designated area for wastes. Workers will carry the wastes of others into these chambers where they are broken down by bacteria. Ants and all other insects are very efficient with their water as well. Their urine similar to that of bird is completely or mostly dry. Their bodys are efficient at resorbing water in the hind gut and they produce a semisolid urine which acts simply as a filter for salts and indigestable materials. Hope that answers your question! thta was a good one!
2006-07-09 09:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
a little poop from millions of ants must be good fertilizer.
2014-07-26 21:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Edward Geer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do, but even if you stepped in it you wouldn't notice it like you would if you stepped in a cow pile or a dog poop. I know because I've stepped in a lot of poop.
2006-07-21 10:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by Brenda B 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm not sure, I suppouse they excrete nitrates from the vegitation they consume. I did a yahoo search and found nothing good, but common science says that, in a living body, what goes in must come out.
2006-07-08 15:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone poops (1st link). this includes ants (2nd link).
2006-07-08 15:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by © 2007. Sammy Z. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha! Why don't you feed them some Taco Bell, get a magnifying glass, and watch the show?!
2006-07-08 15:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
They dont actually 'poop'. they just excrete in other forms
2006-07-08 16:09:05 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. House 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it eats it has to poop
2006-07-15 23:52:25 · answer #9 · answered by eva diane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but their droppings are tiny.
2006-07-21 02:06:55 · answer #10 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋