| Myrmecology A comprehensive website about the nature of ants, including pictures and links. |
| Myrmecos_net Close-up images of ants and other insects by Alex Wild. |
| Myrm\'s_Ant_Nest The basics of myrmecology (the study of ants), concentrating on species found in the British Isles. |
| New_World_Army_Ants A review of army ants of the new world. Includes maps and keys. |
| Non-native_ants__Exotic_and_invasive_species A worldwide resource for tracking exotic ants |
| Notes_From_Underground Illustrated articles on ant biology, behavior, and ecology. |
| Online_Catalog_of_Ants_of_North_America Comprehensive resource includes nomenclature (scientific names), natural history, genus-level identification guide, and annotated bibliography. |
| The_Pharaoh_Ant Ohio State University Extension Factsheet on the pharaoh ant, and how it has established itself as a nuisance in hospitals, rest homes, and day care centers. |
| Photos_of_ants Photo encyclopedia of various ants showing their biology and habits. |
| Red_Harvester_Ants Description, pest control, management, and the effect of the diminishing red harvester ant population on the Texas horned lizard which is a protected threatened species. |
| Red_Imported_Fire_Ant History, biology and control of the Red Imported Fire Ant , an IPM pest fact sheet. |
| The_Secret_Life_of_Ants Discusses the architecture of ant nests, the growth of the colony, and the behavior of various species. |
| Smithsonian_Magazine_-_Small_Matters Illustrated article about how leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi. |
| Solenopsis_invicta Imported Fire Ant. |
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| White-Footed_Ants Biology, identification and control of white-footed ants. |
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| Australian_Geographical_Studies Journal of the Institute of Australian Geographers, primarily concerned with the geography of Australia and its neighbouring regions. |
| The_Canadian_Geographer Journal of the Canadian Association of Geographers. |
| Environment_and_Planning__A,B,C_and_D An academic publication with four periodicals covering: planning and design, government and policy and society and space. |
| European_Journal_of_Geography_-_Revue_Européenne_de_Géographie Information, bibliography and news about geography |
| Geopolitics This journal explores the theoretical implications of contemporary geopolitics with a particular reference to territorial problems and issues of state sovereignty. |
| Journal_of_Economic_Geography The aims of the Journal of Economic Geography are to redefine and reinvigorate the intersection between economics and geography, and to provide a world-class journal in the field. |
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| The_Pennsylvania_Geographer_Journal Journal of the Pennsylvania Geographic Society. |
| The_Professional_Geographer A Washington D.C. based geography journal. |
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Surf in - load up - print out http://www.lingolex.com/jstefl.htm JOHN AND SARAH FREE MATERIALS (C) 1996 Instructions for teachers INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ANTS 
1 Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three joints. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight. An ant brain has about 250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human. 2 The average life expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days. Ants use their antenae not only for touch, but also for their sense of smell. The head of the ant has a pair of large, strong jaws. The jaws open and shut sideways like a pair of scissors. ants cannot chew and swallow solid food. Instead they swallow the juice which they squeeze from pieces of food. They throw away the dry part that is left over. The ant has two eyes, each eye is made of many smaller eyes. 3 They are called compound eyes. The abdomen of the ant contains two stomachs. One stomach holds the food for itself and second stomach is for food to be shared with other ants. Like all insects, the outside of their body is covered with a hard armour this is called the exoskeleton. Ants have four distinct growing stages, the egg, larva, pupa and the . Biologists classify ants as a special group of wasps. (Hymenoptera Formicidae) There are over 10000 known species of ants. Each ant colony has at least one or more queens. 4 The job of the queen is to lay eggs which the worker ants look after. Worker ants are sterile, they look for food, look after the young, and defend the nest from unwanted visitors. Ants are clean and tidy insects. Some worker ants are given the job of taking the rubbish from the nest and putting it outside in a special rubbish dump! Each colony of ants has its own smell. In this way, intruders can be recognized immediately. Many ants such as the common Red species have a sting which they use to defend their nest. 5 The common Black Ants and Wood Ants have no sting, but they can squirt a spray of formic acid. Some birds put ants in their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid which gets rid of the parasites. The Slave-Maker Ant (Polyergus Rufescens) raids the nests of other ants and steals their pupae. When these new ants hatch,they work as slaves within the colony. The worker ants keep the eggs and larvae in different groups according to ages. 6 At night the worker ants move the eggs and larvae deep into the nest to protect them from the cold. During the daytime, the worker ants move the eggs and larvae of the colony to the top of the nest so that they can be warmer. If a worker ant has found a good source for food, it leaves a trail of scent so that the other ants in the colony can find the food. Army Ants are nomadic and they are always moving. They carry their larvae and their eggs with them in a long column. 7 The Army Ant (Ecitron Burchelli) of South America, can have as many as 700,000 members in its colony. The Leaf Cutter Ants are farmers. They cut out pieces of leaves which they take back to their nests. They chew them into a pulp and a special fungus grows it. Ants cannot digest leaves because they cannot digest cellulose. Many people think ants are a pest but I like them. To stop them coming into my kitchen I put some sugar outside. They they have so much to eat that they are not interested in coming into my kitchen. Instructions for teachers Infomation source: Some text in a software game by Soleau The Independent on Sunday newspaper 