Ants

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Across
  1. 2. the branch of science that specialises in studying ants
  2. 4. direct mouth-to-mouth transfer of liquids, nutrients, etc
  3. 5. a complex, organised structure that houses the colony, protects the queen, and allows the brood to be raised
  4. 7. part of the crushing organs in the ant's mouthparts
  5. 8. the third stage of life in an ant, just before it becomes an adult
  6. 9. the immature stages of ants that are tended by worker ants inside the nest
  7. 11. female ants that cannot reproduce and have the job of taking care of the queen ant and the brood
Down
  1. 1. fungus-growing ants that cut parts of plants and take them back to the nest
  2. 2. the scientific name for bull ants
  3. 3. a population of ants that are the same species and able to work together to sustain themselves
  4. 6. a special temporary nest formed by the bodies of the living worker ants to protect the brood and the queen
  5. 7. ants with large heads and large jaws that have the special roles of defending the colony, crushing foods, or cutting up foods
  6. 10. the type of acid produced by ants for defence, disinfection, and medication