Amphibian
A baby axolotl is called a larva. Axolotls are salamanders that stay in the water their whole lives. If they lose a leg, they can grow a new one!
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What Is a Baby Ant Called? Larva
A baby ant is called a larva. Below you will find what baby ants eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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The answer
A baby ant is called a larva.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Larva
Say “larva”
A baby ant is called a larva. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young ant grows into an adult that is 2 to 25 mm long.
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Fun fact
Ants talk to each other with smells called pheromones.
Act it outPretend to be a larva with a parent.
Write itWrite “larva” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Larvas
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Insect
A baby bee is called a larva. Honeybees make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. They do a little wiggle dance to tell other bees where to find food.
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A baby caterpillar is called a larva. A caterpillar eats and eats and grows very fast. Later it turns into a butterfly or a moth.
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A baby honeybee is called a larva. Honeybees make honey from the sweet nectar inside flowers. They do a wiggle dance to show other bees where to find food.
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A baby inchworm is called a larva. An inchworm is a caterpillar that will grow up to be a moth. It moves by making a little loop with its body, like it is measuring.
Baby: larva Read inchworm factsCrustacean
A baby krill is called a larva. Krill are tiny shrimp-like animals that swim in huge groups. Many whales, seals and penguins eat them.
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A baby ladybug is called a larva. Ladybugs are tiny beetles that gardeners love because they eat aphids. Their bright spots tell birds that they taste bad.
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A baby lobster is called a larva. Lobsters have a hard shell and two big front claws. They crawl along the ocean floor on their walking legs.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Ant
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Ants
A baby ant is called a larva. Ants talk to each other with smells called pheromones.
Young ants soon eat the same kind of food as adults: seeds, sweet nectar and tiny insects.
Ants live for weeks for workers, up to 30 years for queens.
A group of ants is called a colony.
They grow up where their parents live: every continent except Antarctica (everywhere).
No. The ant is an insect.