There are lots of different kinds of ants (蚂蚁) and they are in different colors, too. They can be red, brown or black. Some are very small, and others are quite big. They live in large groups. Some of the groups are very big.
There are different kinds of ants in a group. ▲ .
The queen lays eggs (产卵). Soldier ants keep the queen and other ants in the group away from (远离) danger. They also get food and attack ants of other groups if they need more living places. Worker ants look after baby ants, look for food and build homes. Soldier and worker ants are women. Men ants' only job is to make eggs with the queen. They also should make the eggs become baby ants.
Ants are busy. It's easy to see them moving quickly here and there. Sometimes you can see them with a leaf somewhere. Sometimes you even see two ants helping each other and moving something. But where are they going and what are they doing? People see them just walking around, but they are really important parts of the ecosystem (生态系统) . Their world is under our feet.
