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All About Ants Trivia Quiz

This my first quiz. It's all about one of my favorite insects... ants.

A multiple-choice quiz by apophis57. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
apophis57

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,488

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1250

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The workers of siafu colonies are all female. When these female workers come across a "sausage fly" they bite its wings off and capture it. Why do they do this? Hint

it is a predator

it is a male of their own species that the queen can mate with

they feed it to their young

none of these

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Question 2 of 10

2. Most ant species hunt as a group and use team work. Which of these species doesn't? Hint

siafu

bulldog ants

household ants

fire ants

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where do bulldog ants live in their natural habitat? Hint

Australia

Argentina

America

Antarctica

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Question 4 of 10

4. What ants are the most venomous?
Hint

bulldog

wasps

siafu

harvester

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did ants evolve from roughly 100 million years ago? Hint

no one knows

prehistoric aquatic insects

bacteria

wasp-like insects

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is true about carpenter ants? Hint

carpenter ants are no physical danger to humans

most are under 1 inch

all of these

they live in deteriorated wood; especially man-made structures

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these ants don't have venom? Hint

fire ant

siafu

bulldog ant

army ant

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do ants eat? Hint

all of these

wasps

spiders

small snakes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is a true ant? Hint

sausage fly

horse fly

termite

none of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these do army ants pose a threat to? Hint

spiders

humans

all of these

scorpions

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The workers of siafu colonies are all female. When these female workers come across a "sausage fly" they bite its wings off and capture it. Why do they do this?

Answer: it is a male of their own species that the queen can mate with

The "sausage fly" is the largest ant in the world. Since nearly the entire colony is female the queen needs a male to mate with to keep the colony going.

2. Most ant species hunt as a group and use team work. Which of these species doesn't?

Answer: bulldog ants

Bulldog ants live together in a colony but work on their own to hunt. In other words what they bring to the colony is theirs to eat.

3. Where do bulldog ants live in their natural habitat?

Answer: Australia

The bulldog ants have lived in Australia for years but now have begun living in cities. Cities provide the perfect shelter and shade. They can also be commonly referred to as a bull ant.

4. What ants are the most venomous?

Answer: harvester

Siafu have no venom. Bulldog ants have venom but it isn't as potent as harvester ant venom. Wasps aren't even ants.

5. What did ants evolve from roughly 100 million years ago?

Answer: wasp-like insects

Everything came from bacteria billions of years ago. Ants, however, evolved from wasp-like animals more recently.

6. Which of these is true about carpenter ants?

Answer: all of these

Carpenter ants are pests however they're harmless. They live in deteriorated wood, and are less than an inch long.

7. Which of these ants don't have venom?

Answer: siafu

The siafu are very deadly however they don't have venom.

8. What do ants eat?

Answer: all of these

Ants are capable of killing almost anything. Ants fear nothing.

9. Which of these is a true ant?

Answer: sausage fly

The sausage fly is a male siafu. Horse flies are just flies. Termites are commonly mistaken for ants but really aren't.

10. Which of these do army ants pose a threat to?

Answer: all of these

In large numbers ants can kill almost anything. Army ants are also highly social and good at working as a team.

Source: Author apophis57

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