Termites mostly eat dead plant matter, such as wood. This makes them good for healthy forest habitats. But they can be very bad for people. If a colony of termites starts feeding on the wood in your house, they can cause a lot of damage.
Ants have lived on Earth for more than 100 million years. You can find ants almost anywhere you go on Earth. Scientists think there could be about 20,000 different kinds of ants. Ants are social insects like bees. They live together with other ants in large groups called colonies. Ants cannot survive alone. Some colonies can have one million ants in them. Every colony has at least one queen and lots of worker ants. Every ant has a job to do. Ants only have three body parts. That's what makes them an insect. The head has the mouth, eyes, and antennae. All six legs are attached to the middle part, the thorax. The stomach is in the last part called the abdomen. Some ants have stingers on the end of their abdomens for protection. Ants do not have lungs. Air comes and goes through tiny holes all over an ant's body. Ants do not have veins. They have a tube-like heart that pumps colorless blood from one end of the ant to the other. Ants communicate with each other through touch. They touch each other with their antennae. They also leave scent trails for other ants to follow.
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Ants have lived on Earth for more than 100 million years. You can find ants almost anywhere you go on Earth. Scientists think there could be about 20,000 different kinds of ants. Ants are social insects like bees. They live together with other ants in large groups called colonies. Ants cannot survive alone. Some colonies can have one million ants in them. Every colony has at least one queen and lots of worker ants. Every ant has a job to do. Ants only have three body parts. That's what makes them an insect. [4.1] The head has the mouth, eyes, and antennae. All six legs are attached to the middle part, the thorax. [4.2] The stomach is in the last part called the abdomen. [4.3] Some ants have stingers on the end of their abdomens for protection. Ants do not have lungs. Air comes and goes through tiny holes all over an ant's body. Ants do not have veins. They have a tube-like heart that pumps colorless blood from one end of the ant to the other. Ants communicate with each other through touch. They touch each other with their antennae. They also leave scent trails for other ants to follow.