Ants may be small, but they are mighty and able to get any job done! To help understand them, we have put together the ultimate life cycle of an ant – let’s get started to bring this to life!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black pen, and add a series of small oval shapes to the right of your page.
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Now, add a series of tall, thin shapes below this, joining these together to form the body of the creature in the next stage.
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Add a long, thin strand to the left of this, and then add a “teardrop” shape to the top of this.
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Follow this with other long, thin shapes below the top…
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And then enclose these shapes in a curved, larger body.
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Add a curved line just inside the top left of this shape.
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Now, add another shape above this one. This should have a curved point at the back, a bump in the center, and then another bump at the right side.
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Add two curved antennae shape to the front of this…
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And then add angled legs to the bottom of this.
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Now, add a black dot to the front of this face, and add a ring to the outside of this for an eye.
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Add a series of curved lines to the back…
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And then add a long, thin pointed shape to the space above this for a wing.
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Now, add three bumpy shapes across this to form the body.
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Add two antennae to the front of this body…
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And then another wing just above the back one.
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Add a small eye to the front of this creature.
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Next, add lines to the wings for the details…
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And add angled lines to the back of the body.
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Now, draw another body shape, slightly larger, to the right of the one you just created.
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Add a small eye to the front of this…
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And then two antennas reaching to the right, just as before.
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Follow this with four slightly bent legs at the bottom…
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And two long wings, spread across the back.
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Now, add details to the wings with delicate lines, just as before.
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Add detail to the back of the body with curved, vertical lines…
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Use a red pen to add arrows connecting each stage of the cycle.
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Use an orange pen to shade the shapes in the first and second section.
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Use a red pen for the bodies of the rest of the shapes…
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And use a pink pen for the rest of the body in the third stage.
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Use the red pen to color the legs of the ant in the middle.
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Add color to the wings in the final stages with a blue pen.
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Grab a black pen, and add labels to the correct stages: “EGGS”, “LARVAE”, “PUPAE”, “ADULT WORKER (FEMALE)”, “MALE”, and “ADULT QUEEN FEMALE”.
And there we have it – all you need to know about the lifecycle of an ant, but there is plenty more to learn about ants, so make sure you continue your research!
