• Question: How does an ant breathe?

    Asked by maze45ham to Souvik, Sabine, Maria, John, Faye, Armin on 15 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Maria McNamara

      Maria McNamara answered on 15 Nov 2019:


      Ants and other insects take in oxygen through holes in their cuticle (outer shell) that are called spiracles. They can open and close these holes with their muscles. The spiracles lead to a network of internal tubes called the tracheal system that carry the oxygen around the body.

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