Glue all six legs onto the clothespin (three on each side), starting around the hinge and going to the rear. Leave room at the front for the ant’s head.

Did you know?

Ants aren’t as good of pollinators as butterflies and bees because they can’t fly from flower to flower (though some types of ants have wings). But they still love nectar.

Ants have five main body parts: abdomen, thorax, head, antennas, and legs, of which they have six. The thorax is where the ant’s six legs attach and the ant’s abdomen is at its back end.

Did you know?

An ant has two stomachs in its abdomen? One for energy and fuel for itself, and one to store food for other ants. Ants have two antennas. The antennas help them smell, touch, taste and hear. To communicate with each other, ants touch their antennas together.

Allow to dry. Then glue the googly eyes on the front sides.

In addition to nectar, ants eat plants and animals, too, meaning that they are omnivores. Like you, ants drink water, eat seeds and meat. They also eat fungus. Eww!

If the legs won’t stick by gluing them, cut 3 four-inch strips of the pipe cleaners, and wrap them around the clothespin, twisting them underneath, then bending the legs downward (see image). And if your clothespin isn’t a dark color, like an ant, use a marker to color it – you can use black or red, if you want a red ant!

Enjoy your ant!

Did you know?

Ants can lift 20 times to 100 times their own bodyweight. That would be like you lifting a car!