Student name: Bharthi Kumari
College name : CMR National PU College ITPL Bangalore
Specimen name : Red ant
Specimen collected: Our home
Family:Formicidae
Class: Insects
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Kingdom:Animalia
Description:Ants are evolved from wasp- like structure in the Cretaceous period about 140million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. They are easily identified by their elbowed antenna and the distinctive node like structure that forms their slender waists.