If so, how big are they?
2006-08-13 08:25:02 · 19 answers · asked by Julia M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, but they are pretty small.
2006-08-13 08:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by charlietooo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heart - the ants heart is a long tube.It pumps a whiteish blood from the abdomen to the brain.The blood spills out over the brain and oozes through the body to the abdomen.It then reenters the heart.As the blood flows, it nourishes the cells in the antennae,leg muscles,and other organs.
2006-08-13 15:38:19 · answer #2 · answered by Nanook 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ants have a small tube that functions like a heart that circulates haemolymph - a colourless blood around the body. It is located in the thorax, so basically however long the thorax is, that is how long this muscle arrangment is. This delivers some oxygen, but in a highly active invertebrate, the oxygen requirement is higher than this system can deliver, therefore gaseous exchange occurs in trachae that allow direct diffusion of oxygen into the tissues.
2006-08-13 15:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by Allasse 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course they do. They also have ant heart surgeons who perform the most intricate heart surgery. About 500 ants hearts would fit on the head of a pin............
2006-08-13 15:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw an ant once through a microscope. It not only had a heart but it was also fitted with a pacemaker!!
2006-08-13 16:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Nanook and saz17 have got the best answers in my opinion, but they disagree on whether the tube is small or long... Maybe it depends on whether you're the ant or the person looking at it!
2006-08-13 16:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ants have hearts but they are quite small - well look how big they are!
2006-08-13 15:36:25 · answer #7 · answered by lil_biker_babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a heart but no veins. It's redundant like the appendix in humans.
2006-08-13 15:36:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe thats why ants like sweet and when youre sweet you have a heart... small enouph that they can carry it.
2006-08-13 15:32:29 · answer #9 · answered by lolipop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regarding whether or not the heart is long or short... most likely there are multiple small hearts
2006-08-13 23:39:03 · answer #10 · answered by anthotcool 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must have some sort of organs but omg how small.
2006-08-13 15:39:40 · answer #11 · answered by pinktart2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋