2006-11-15 22:09:26 · 8 answers · asked by Raveendar S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Ants do have not have bones, their skeleton (exoskeleton) is on the outside and made out of chitin, a very tough substance. Parts of the exoskeleton has extensions to the inside so muscles can attach to it, in the ant's head this it referred to as tentorium. That part functions a bit like some bones.
The ants you see crawling around do not shed their exoskeleton ever. Ants are holometabolous insects, which means their adult form is clearly different from their larval form (just like caterpillers and butterflies) and once they are adult they do not change any more.
There are other insects like cockroaches or silverfish. Their larval form look pretty much like the adult (only they don't have wings and they are not sexually mature) and they have a number of molts to keep up with their growth. The adult does not molt any more either.
2006-11-16 01:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by eintigerchen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do Ants Have Bones
2016-11-07 09:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, like many small organisms, ants are invertabrate, which means their body structure is formed by the skin, rather than bones inside.
2006-11-15 22:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by Chioma N 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ants do not an internal skeleton the have an exoskeleton or a hard outer skin which keeps their internal organs in place. As they grow they shed this skin to increase in size. This is the same for most invertibrates excepting slugs and snails.
2006-11-15 22:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No i don't think so ants are all invertebrate and small insects can not have bones i don't know.
2006-11-16 05:14:34 · answer #5 · answered by DaRkAngeL XIII 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alex is correct. Insects and arachnids have a hard outer covering, to which muscles inside attach to. It is made of a bonelike material called Chitin.
2016-03-20 14:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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no they have and exoskeleton ( a hard outer casing) no bones
2016-03-28 22:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats uncertain and there are in fact multiple potential answers to the question
2016-08-23 10:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ants dont have bones.They are insects and they do not have any skeletal system
2006-11-15 22:18:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not know the best way to answer this without offending
2016-08-08 19:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋