Read the text about ant colonies.
Tiny ants live and work together in large groups called colonies. A single ant colony may have millions of ants living together in a nest with many tunnels and rooms. The queen ant is the head of the colony, but each ant in the colony has a job to do. The queen ant produces all of the eggs, while young female worker ants care for the eggs. Worker ants also dig tunnels and keep the nest clean. When they get older, some worker ants become soldier ants. Some soldier ants keep the nest safe and attack enemies. Others go out to seek food for the ants in the colony. When they find food, they bring it back to the nest. Each type of ant is important to the colony. Together, they can keep a colony going for hundreds of years.
