There is a clear division of labor in ants. 蚂蚁间有明确的分工。
He was a soft-hearted man. He wouldn't hurt an ant. 他是一个软心肠的人,连一个蚂蚁都不愿伤害。
The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant. 这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。
ant
[ noun ] social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers <noun.animal>
Ant \Ant\, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G. ameise. Cf. {Emmet}.] (Zo["o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus {Formica}, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera.
{Ant bird} (Zo["o]l.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds ({Formicariid[ae]}), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called {ant shrikes}, {ant thrushes}, and {ant wrens}.
{Ant rice} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Aristida oligantha}) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed. ※ ||
Now the French have chased it, like an unwanted ant, from pique-nique.
People coming in now are very sophisticated and very polished." Fire ant colonies with hundreds of queens are making it harder for people to get rid of the pests than the previously found colonies with only one queen, experts say.
At $1.98 for a one-ounce bottle, the ant killer made up 90% of the company's $1.4 million in gross sales in 1988, its biggest year.
Tim Hickin of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said rat poisons, ant killer, two other pesticides and an aerosal propellant were being stored in the building.
People finding themselves taking baths with ants." _ Exterminator Dick Wolbert, on an ant invasion of homes in the San Francisco Bay area triggered by hot, dry weather.
"If I'm going to make a mistake on defense, I ant to be sure I've spent enough," said the senator.
They have them all over the house." Even ant fans wish the ants would march somewhere else.
In Act 3, the ant falls in love with a Death Moth.
A 10,000-page environmental impact statement on the project says the Texas site chosen by the Energy Department for the research center is in an area infested with the fire ant.
"He's like a fire ant," said state GOP chairwoman Evelyn MacPhail. "He never goes into anything unprepared.