Fun Facts about Ants    [11-04-2009] - There are over 12,000 kinds of ants in the world. - Ants are mostly found in hot climates. - Most ants are between 2 mm and 10 mm long. - The biggest ants are 2 cm long. The smallest ants are 0.7 mm long. - The ant has very strong legs so that they can run very fast. - Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight. - Ants have the largest brains amongst insects. - An ant brain has about 250,000 brain cells. - An ant lives about 45 to 60 days. - The queen ant can live up to 20 years. - There is at least one queen in each ant colony. - An ant uses its antenna to smell. - The outside of an ant’s body is made of a hard shell. - Ants can eat anything from other insects to bread. - An ant has two stomachs.     출처: 어린이 영자신문 키즈타임즈 (www.kidstimes.net)