Looking down on the ground a few days ago, I noticed a small black speck. It was moving. An ant! Finally, they’re here. Ants are such fascinating insects, designed by God in an incredible way. Their ability to work together side by side to build vast tunnels under ground is miraculous. Let’s take a look at the design of an ant. Ants are created in a perfectly detailed way. Every tool they need to tunnel, communicate, and much more is built into them.
All ants serve the queen of the colony who gives birth to every single ant. The workers do a number of things. They look after the queen and the larvae, look for food outside the nest, and expand or repair the nest. Soldiers defend the colony, protecting it from invaders from other colonies. All ants are incredibly strong, and can lift over 20 times their body weight. That is the equivalence of a second grader being strong enough to lift a car! Ants use their strength to carry their food into the nest. Ants eat many things: insects, plants, fungi, and other animals. They spend much of their time searching for their food, and sometimes roam up to 300 feet from the nest, always finding their way back. Ants are truly incredible creatures to look at and study. God is an amazing artist. Here are some pictures I took of a colony beginning to build their nest. (Sorry for the blur. I have yet to perfect macro photography.)
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4/22/2017 11:49:51 am
They are! Such small creatures, yet so incredibly detailed. Thanks for the comment!
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