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. Most insects have three
parts to their body and ants are no exception. These three parts
are called the Head, Thorax and Abdomen: The abdomen of the ant
contains two stomachs. The ant stores food for itself in one
stomach while the second stomach holds food which is 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 two eyes that are called 'compound eyes'. This means that
each eye is made up of many smaller eyes (like a fly or bee).
Ants have antennae which are used for not only to touch, but
also for their sense of smell. Their heads have a pair of large,
strong jaws. The jaws open and shut sideways like a pair of
scissors. Adult ants cannot chew or swallow solid food. Instead
they swallow the juice w