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A group of bats is called a colony. Bats are the only mammals that can really fly. Many bats sleep upside down during the day.
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What Is a Group of Ants Called? Colony
A group of ants is called a colony. Below you will find why ants gather together, fun facts and other animals with the same group name.
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A group of ants is called a colony.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Colony
Say “colony”
A group of ants is called a colony. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Living together
Being in a colony helps ants stay safe, find food and look after their young.
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Fun fact
Ants talk to each other with smells called pheromones.
Act it outPretend to be a colony with friends.
Write itWrite “colony” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its group name.
Similar animals
Other Animals That Live in A colony
Learn these together with the ant. Tap a name to hear it.
Mammal
A group of beavers is called a colony. Beavers chew through trees with their strong orange teeth. They build dams and cozy homes called lodges from sticks and mud.
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A group of emperor penguins is called a colony. Emperor penguins are the biggest penguins in the world. The dads keep the egg warm on their feet all winter long.
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A group of elephant seals is called a colony. Male elephant seals have a big, floppy nose that looks a bit like a short trunk. They can swim very deep in the ocean to find food.
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A group of earwigs is called a colony. Earwigs have two little pincers at the end of their bodies. They like to hide in dark, damp spots in the garden.
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A group of ibises is called a colony. Ibises have long, curved beaks for poking in the mud. They find worms, bugs and little crabs to eat.
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A group of jerboas is called a colony. Jerboas are tiny desert rodents that hop on long back legs like mini kangaroos. They come out at night when the sand is cool.
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A group of koalas is called a colony. Koalas sleep for most of the day, often 18 hours or more. They eat almost nothing but eucalyptus leaves.
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Quick quiz
Group 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 Groups of Ants
A group of ants is called a colony. Some ant colonies have millions of ants working together.
A baby ant is called a larva.
Many ants spend time in colonys, especially to find food or raise babies. Ants talk to each other with smells called pheromones.
Ants eat seeds, sweet nectar and tiny insects.
Ants live in every continent except Antarctica.
Many group names are hundreds of years old. People made them up to describe how the animals look, sound or act together.