This tube connects to openings in the insect's exoskeleton (outer “shell”) called spiracles which allow the insect to breathe. Learn more. 1. 2. 3. Hide Annotations. Get a closer view of the image.

We’re throwing a big number at you to start off this episode: 100 quadrillion. That’s a 1 followed by 17 zeroes, and that’s a rough estimate of how many ants there are crawling across the ...

THE presence of peripheral inhibitory nerves in insects is now well established and in many respects they seem to be similar to those in Crustacea1–3. Their physiological properties are well ...

Do ants have blood? – Sita, age 4, Murwillumbah. Great question, Sita! ... Insects, on the other hand, breathe through little holes on the side of their bodies called “spiracles”.

Apart from the interest this might have for students of insect physiology, it seemed of general interest to observe the effects of sub-zero temperatures on co-ordinated neuromuscular activity, and ...

"The ant itself has to be completely coated with the oil because it breathes with spiracles, then the ant can't breathe." ... Solution suggestion No. 4: pitting one mound's ants against another.

Ahmed shared: "Both baking soda and baby powder suffocate ants by blocking their spiracles, which are breathing pores in their exoskeletons. Baking soda will cause an internal chemical reaction in ...