2006-08-25 03:21:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Other - Asia Pacific
yes, according to antbully the heart of an ant is located in its abdomen close to their rear end. if they have a heart then they should have blood.
2006-08-27 16:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Insects, like all other arthropods, have an open circulatory system which differs in both structure and function from the closed circulatory system found in humans and other vertebrates. In a closed system, blood is always contained within vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries, or the heart itself). In an open system, blood (usually called hemolymph) spends much of its time flowing freely within body cavities where it makes direct contact with all internal tissues and organs. So No ants don't have a heart
The circulatory system is responsible for movement of nutrients, salts, hormones, and metabolic wastes throughout the insect's body. In addition, it plays several critical roles in defense: it seals off wounds through a clotting reaction, it encapsulates and destroys internal parasites or other invaders, and in some species, it produces (or sequesters) distasteful compounds that provide a degree of protection against predators. The hydraulic (liquid) properties of blood are important as well. Hydrostatic pressure generated internally by muscle contraction is used to facilitate hatching, molting, expansion of body and wings after molting, physical movements (especially in soft-bodied larvae), reproduction (e.g. insemination and oviposition), and evagination of certain types of exocrine glands. In some insects, the blood aids in thermoregulation: it can help cool the body by conducting excess heat away from active flight muscles or it can warm the body by collecting and circulating heat absorbed while basking in the sun.
2006-08-25 10:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by david g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes sure every creature must have a heart and blood to live
if heart exist then blood exist
2006-08-25 10:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup
2006-08-25 10:23:51 · answer #4 · answered by knifelvr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-25 10:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Col 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-25 10:23:55 · answer #6 · answered by sweet girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't yer just love smart asses like david.. love them , sorry dave just jealous.where do you go to research this? love it.. lol.
2006-08-25 15:56:25 · answer #7 · answered by valda54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lexicographically no
2006-08-25 10:25:45 · answer #8 · answered by Lori K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guess so
2006-08-25 10:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by red_firecracker77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so.
2006-08-25 10:26:14 · answer #10 · answered by alyamed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋