Ants and bees are important, unique animals with different roles and skills. They have a different purpose in life: to help plants and the Earth.
Ants
What They Do For The Environment
Ants are insects that help the environment by turning and aerating the soil, which allows water and oxygen to reach the plant roots and helps the plants grow stronger and healthier. They also bring seeds to their tunnel. The seeds often sprout and grow into a new plant.
Their Abilities
Ants have unique abilities. They can lift things 20 times their body weight and listen to each other through vibrations with their antennas. The Saharan silver ants are also very fast and travel 855 millimeters per second.
Bees
What They Do For The Environment
Bees pollinate our plants, which means they carry pollen to different plants or parts of the same plant to help them reproduce. They also pollinate 30% of the world’s crops and most of our plants.
Their Abilities
Bees are intelligent creatures that can do unique things that people also do. They can remember patterns, odors, and even faces. They have a stinger that they use to defend themselves against things that try to harm them. Bees can also learn complex tasks and make their own decisions when they want to.
Similarities of Ants and Bees
There are some similarities between ants and bees. Their main similarities are that they’re both insects and that they both have compound eyes, which means that their eyes are made up of small visual units. They also follow the same kind of life cycle, a metamorphosis, which includes the egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Differences between Ants and Bees
Ants and bees have differences that make them unique. One is that ants work in a group and work together, while bees work individually. Another is that ants live almost anywhere, like under houses, caves, or plants, while bees mostly live in hives. Lastly, all bees have wings, and ants don’t; only the queen ants have wings.
Ants and bees are impressive animals with different and unique abilities that help them survive and work. They have different roles to play and skills to learn. They have different jobs to do to help the plants and the earth.
About the Author
Keziah Margaret Arbon is a Grade 4 student who’s been homeschooled since 2019. She was enrolled in Ben Button Online Tutorial Services (BUBOTS) in 2022 because she’s been wanting to improve her English skills. Keziah likes reading fantasy and mythology books. She likes drawing, making stuff, and playing with Legos.