The materials in eXtension’s Imported Fire Ants Youth Content are based on KIDzANTS. KIDzANTS was developed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The leader manual listed below is the original manual that was prepared for KIDzANTS. You can …
FA Youth Home > List of Exercises > Protective Coloring
This exercise allows you to observe how camouflage can protect insects from predators.
Observe and identify the characteristics that help insects survive.
FA Youth Home > List of Exercises > What Do You Like to Eat?
Compare what you like to eat with that of an ant. Create a model of an ant and …
Picture Cards From Be An Ant Detective
…FA Youth Home > List of Exercises > What’s a Fire Ant to Eat?
Learn about the diet of imported fire ants by offering them fats, proteins and carbohydrates (sugars). Observe their …
FA Youth Home > Lessons: A Fire Ant Smorgasbord
Fire ants feed on insects and other arthropods as well as small birds, small mammals, amphibians and reptiles. These food sources satisfy the protein requirements in …
FA Youth Home > Life in a Fire Ant Family
(Note: Some of the material in this section is adapted from IPMWorld)
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| Developmental stages of imported fire ant. Click on image to enlarge. |
There are many different kinds …
FA Youth Home > Lessons: Fire Ant Smorgasbord > Food Web and Food Chain
Few insects prey on fire ants, so they are not an important part of the food web. Although dragonflies may …
FA Youth Home > Lessons: Living It Up in a Fire Ant Nest > Tunnels
Fire ant workers leave and return to the mound by …
FA Youth Home > Lessons: Living It Up in a Fire Ant Nest
Note: Some of this material has been adapted from IPMWorld
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| A fire ant mound near a sidewalk | Diagram of a fire ant mound | Some mounds are large |
