I know it's a daft question but my daughter asked me yesterday & it's just popped back into my head, lol.
2007-10-30 01:01:25 · 6 answers · asked by Mimkat hate the new Yahoo Answers so has retired. 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Unlike many other animals, ants use smell instead of noises to talk to each other. Ants use a type of chemical called pheromones that leave a scent to help ants communicate, as well as figure out where each member of the colony is or was last located at. Ants also use their elbow-shaped antennae to smell, as they don't have nostrils like humans have.
2007-10-30 01:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, insects don't breathe as such. They absorb oxygen directly through their skin.
This is one of the reasons why insects are all small, and you'll never get the B-movie cliche of giant ants running amock and destroying a town.
2007-10-30 01:06:56 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no...like most insects they have small opening in their exoskeleton called spiracles which allow air to enter the tubes that move throughout their bodies.
2007-10-30 01:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by gungadin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if they did they'd smell those anteaters a mile off.
2007-10-30 01:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Blokheed 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
insect breath through their skin/shells (so no they don't have nostrils or noses).
2007-10-30 01:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
.how else would they find your pants
2007-10-30 01:11:01 · answer #6 · answered by G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋