Do you know how ants communicate? 🐜

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of ants and learn about their impressive communication skills and unique behaviours. We discover that ants communicate through pheromones, antenna touching, vibrations, alarm signals, and trail marking to share important information like finding food or warning of danger. We also learn some cool facts, like how ants can lift up to 50 times their weight, work together as farmers with other insects, and even live in colonies with millions of members. Ants may be tiny, but they are highly organized and communicate in amazing ways to keep their colonies thriving! Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖 --- 👉 Join Premium for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 Sleep Tight Premium is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at [email protected] , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an engaging bedtime show that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at [email protected], and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:03.6	My name is Miles and I'm from Austin, Texas.
0:18.6	Did you know ants never sleep?
0:21.9	What?
0:23.0	They take short rest, but don't sleep the way humans do.
0:36.1	Hello, friends, and welcome back to sleep Tight Science, a bedtime show that answers your
0:43.1	questions about science.
0:46.4	In this episode, we will learn about how ants communicate.
0:53.1	Ants are fascinating social insects that rely on many different methods to communicate with each other.
1:02.0	With thousands or even millions of ants living together in a single colony, it's important that they can quickly share crucial information, like where to find
1:14.0	food, or if there's a threat to their nest. Unlike humans, ants can't speak, so they've developed
1:23.2	other clever ways to communicate and keep their colony running smoothly.
1:30.7	We haven't talked about ants before, so let's start with the basics. What are ants?
1:39.5	Ants are small insects that you've probably seen scurrying around your yard,
1:45.8	maybe carrying crumbs or leaves back to their nest.
1:50.7	They're part of the insect family,
1:53.4	which means they have six legs, two antenna,
1:57.2	and a tough outer shell called an exoskeleton.
2:02.2	Most ants are tiny. Most ants are tiny, but don't let their size fool you.
2:07.6	They're incredibly strong for their size.
2:11.4	An ant can lift objects 10 to 50 times its own body weight,
2:20.0	which would be like you lifting a car.
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