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In an ant farm, which ant is the queen?

The one that lays eggs for the colony.

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  1. The largest worker that carries food
  2. The ant that guards the entrance
  3. The one that lays eggs for the colony ✔

Why: The queen is the reproductive female that lays eggs in the colony.

Huh, didn't know that: The queen is the reproductive female that lays eggs in the colony.

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The queen rules the roost, or at least the farm.
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Answer: The one that lays eggs for the colony. The queen is the reproductive female that lays eggs in the colony.

  1. Scouting America: Insect Study www.scouting.org/merit-badges/insect-study
    Observe an ant colony in a formicarium (ant farm). Find the queen and worker ants.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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