Almost every ant you have ever seen in your life is female. The video, part of an Insect playlist by Brain Scoop, discusses the unique sex lives of ants. It explains the unique anatomy and habits that are conducive to all-female colonies.

Concepts

insects, ants, insect anatomy, reproduction, haploids

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss haplodiploidy in greater depth

Classroom Considerations

• Consider the maturity of students, as the video discusses oral-anal trophallaxis
• Relies on prior knowledge of reproduction and chromosomes

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes a long list of links for those wishing to learn more
• Perfect for traditional or flipped classrooms

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4