Text for Thursday 19 th Dictation - Social Insects
Many insects are solitary creatures except when they look for a partner to reproduce. Others, however, like ants and bees, are social. This means they live in groups or colonies. In each group there is a queen, the mother of all the other insects. The other insects are responsible for doing the work. They look for food, care for the queen and the larvae, and defend the group.
In the cases of ants, the queen lives in one room. She is the biggest ant in the nest. She stays in the nest all the time laying many eggs. The busy ants are worker ants. They bring food, they make more rooms in the nest, and keep it clean. Some worker ants can smell danger. Sometimes ants from other nests try to take their food. The worker ants fight them and send the other ants away.
Text for Thursday 19 th Dictation - Social Insects
Many insects are solitary creatures except when they look for a partner to reproduce. Others, however, like ants and bees, are social. This means they live in groups or colonies. In each group there is a queen, the mother of all the other insects. The other insects are responsible for doing the work. They look for food, care for the queen and the larvae, and defend the group.
In the cases of ants, the queen lives in one room. She is the biggest ant in the nest. She stays in the nest all the time laying many eggs. The busy ants are worker ants. They bring food, they make more rooms in the nest, and keep it clean. Some worker ants can smell danger. Sometimes ants from other nests try to take their food. The worker ants fight them and send the other ants away,
Text for Thursday 19 th Dictation - Social Insects
Many insects are solitary creatures except when they look for a partner to reproduce. Others, however, like ants and bees, are social. This means they live in groups or colonies. In each group there is a queen, the mother of all the other insects. The other insects are responsible for doing the work. They look for food, care for the queen and the larvae, and defend the group.
In the cases of ants, the queen lives in one room. She is the biggest ant in the nest. She stays in the nest all the time laying many eggs. The busy ants are worker ants. They bring food, they make more rooms in the nest, and keep it clean. Some worker ants can smell danger. Sometimes ants from other nests try to take their food. The worker ants fight them and send the other ants away,