Although it sounds like carpenter ants, you probably have acrobat ants. They are called acrobat ants because of the weird way they raise up their abdomen (the third body segment) when disturbed or threatened. Acrobat ants are also pretty easy to identify because that third body segment is heart-shaped.
The number one reason blamed for childhood deaths in America used to be accidents; now itâs cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of childhood death in the United States, with 13,500 new diagnoses each year according to the American Cancer Institute. One out of every 300 boys and one out of every 333 girls will develop cancer before their 20th birthday, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Key facts. 1  Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. 2  Each year diarrhoea kills around 760 000 children under five. 3  A significant proportion of diarrhoeal disease can be prevented through safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation and hygiene. 4  Globally, there are nearly 1.7 billion cases of 5  ... Diarrhalnutrition: Children who die from diarrhoea often suffer from underlying malnutrition, which makes them more vulnerable to diarrhoea. Each diarrhoeal episode, in turn, makes their malnutrition even worse. Diarrhoea is a leading cause of malnutrition in children under five years old.