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Amanda L. (United States of America)
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  1. dominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
    Ants dominate the small-scale world.
  2. seldom
    not often
    We may seldom notice them, but ants affect their ecosystems as much as humans do.
  3. domination
    power to defeat
    Much like us, ants achieve domination by being social creatures.
  4. striking
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    They must cooperate with each other to meet their basic needs for food, shelter, and defense. How they do this can look both strikingly familiar and bizarre.
  5. society
    an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
    Group hunting, producing crops, and raising other animals for meals are some of the solutions that both human societies and large ant colonies have evolved to obtain a large amount of food efficiently.
  6. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
    Group hunting, producing crops, and raising other animals for meals are some of the solutions that both human societies and large ant colonies have evolved to obtain a large amount of food efficiently.
  7. evolve
    undergo development
    Group hunting, producing crops, and raising other animals for meals are some of the solutions that both human societies and large ant colonies have evolved to obtain a large amount of food efficiently.
  8. efficiently
    in a manner that wastes no time or effort
    Group hunting, producing crops, and raising other animals for meals are some of the solutions that both human societies and large ant colonies have evolved to obtain a large amount of food efficiently.
  9. effectively
    in a manner producing an intended result
    To contribute effectively in these groups, the individual members have limited, but specialized, skills.
  10. specialized
    developed or designed for a particular activity or function
    To contribute effectively in these groups, the individual members have limited, but specialized, skills.
  11. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
    Among ants, the worker’s physical size and shape often determines her role in the colony.
  12. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    There are more species of insects than all other land animals put together.
  13. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
    Insects live in all habitats and occupy any microhabitat you can imagine.
  14. parasite
    an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
    They can be predators, prey, parasites, hosts, herbivores, or decomposers.
  15. herbivore
    any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    They can be predators, prey, parasites, hosts, herbivores, or decomposers.
  16. decompose
    break down
    They can be predators, prey, parasites, hosts, herbivores, or decomposers.
  17. arthropod
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body
    Insects are members of a larger group called arthropods (which also includes arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans).
  18. exoskeleton
    the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
    All arthropods have a rigid exoskeleton, and legs that are jointed (arthropod means “jointed foot”).
  19. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    In order to grow, arthropods have to shed their whole exoskeleton all at once; this is called ‘molting.’
  20. thorax
    the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
    All insects have bodies which are divided into three sections: the head, thorax, and abdomen.
  21. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
    All insects have bodies which are divided into three sections: the head, thorax, and abdomen.
  22. fuse
    mix together different elements
    In some insects these sections are fused together so they may be hard to tell apart, and some baby insects (called immature) do not have all three sections until they become adults.
  23. immature
    in an early period of life or development or growth
    In some insects these sections are fused together so they may be hard to tell apart, and some baby insects (called immature) do not have all three sections until they become adults.
  24. antenna
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of insects
    Nearly all insects have a pair of antennae on their heads. They use their antennae to touch and smell the world around them.
Created on Fri Oct 02 12:38:43 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Oct 07 08:45:51 EDT 2020)

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