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THE LITTLE WONDER ATLAS · AGES 6–12 WITH A GROWN-UP

Inside an ant community

An ant colony shares work through small signals and many busy feet.

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Simplified learning picture, not to scale. Numbers match the explanations below. All meaning is available in words; colour is not required.

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  1. Worker ants search for food and information about their surroundings.

  2. Many ants lay chemical trails called pheromones.

  3. Other ants detect signals with their antennae. A trail can help them find food.

  4. Workers may carry food, maintain the nest and tend eggs and young ants.

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What helps ants detect chemical signals?

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Their antennae

Where shall we go next?

Bees: tiny flower visitors →From seed to supper →How trees work →
For grown-ups: sources and learning notes

Reviewed 28 September 2026. These are introductory explanations; the diagrams simplify real structures and processes.