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Macro Monday: ANTon the Builder

Meet ANTon.

He is a master builder.     He is the commander-in-chief of the colony.   And what is the name of their colony?  The name is weaver ants colony.   Like all generals,   everybody follows his commands.    And if you are wondering what they are building, they are building a nest for their soon to be workers.

  • Question of

    ANTon leads the group to find a sturdy stem with beautiful leaves. Do you think that it is a good trait of a leader?

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    ANTon is persistent for more workers to seal the leaves. Do you think ANTon is a good engineer?

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    They attach the end of the leaves with the silk from the larvae. Do you consider this as child/larva abuse?

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    ANTon inspects how durable and safe the nest is. Do you think this passed the quality control?

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    Finally the nest is finished, mother Queen and larvae are inside. Do you understand the story of ANTon?

    • Yes
    • No
  • Question of

    What do you think the story is about?

    • How the weaver ants work together
    • The great leadership of ANTon
    • Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision
    • All of the above

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What do you think?

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Written by mavic123456

50 Comments

    • ellie92 and your name here is Daniel Brown… i am confused.

      good that you enjoyed this, i have some more articles you might fun enjoyable to read. thanks .. this is for you… ???

    • these are the real stages, based on my research and my observation, too. First two leaves together, then after a few hours the leaves will already be attached.