kiến thợ

Kiến thợ đang tha một chiếc lá về tổ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Worker ant: A female ant that is not a queen; a member of an ant colony responsible for tasks such as gathering food, caring for the young, and building and defending the nest.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Kiến thợ mang thức ăn về tổ. (The worker ant brings food back to the nest.)
  • Phần lớn đàn kiến là kiến thợ. (The majority of the ant colony consists of worker ants.)

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/biological context: The term is used specifically in entomology and biology to describe the non-reproductive female caste in eusocial ant species.
  • Kiến thợ có thể thay đổi nhiệm vụ theo độ tuổi. (Worker ants can change their tasks based on age.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiến (n): Ant. The general term.
• Kiến chúa / Kiến hậu (n): Queen ant.
• Kiến đực (n): Male ant (drone).

Synonyms

• Kiến làm việc: A descriptive synonym meaning "working ant".

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Tổ kiến thợ: A nest of worker ants.
  • Chúng tôi quan sát một tổ kiến thợ. (We observed a nest of worker ants.)