Ants Crossword Puzzle

About the Ants Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers ants as social insects, from colony members and nest structures to foraging, communication, and defense. Look for words such as Queen, Worker, Pheromone, Leafcutter, and Anthill. It suits children learning about insects, nature enthusiasts, and anyone curious about how ant colonies find food and organize their lives.

This crossword draws on 44 clues about Ants. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Rear section of an insect’s body (7 letters)
• •Nomadic predator traveling in vast raiding bands (7 letters)
• •Large wood-excavating species (9 letters)
• •Often reddish species with a painful sting (7 letters)
• •Sugary liquid secreted by sap-feeding insects (8 letters)
• •Raised heap of earth above a nest (5 letters)
• •Resting stage between larva and adult (4 letters)
• •Large moving mass of insects (5 letters)

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