Tammy: Hi everyone, I'm Tammy.
Tammy: I'd like to welcome all the ants that have hatched today.
Tammy: It's our tradition here at the ant colony to meet with [n3@the queen on the first day after hatching.
Tammy: I'll be leading you all to her.
Tammy: On our way there, I'll give you a tour of the [n3@different parts of the colony.
Tammy: As you all know, this room is called the Pupae Room.
Tammy: This is where all of you developed in your final stage of growth.
Tammy: You see, the stages are egg, larvae, pupae, and then adult.
Tammy: That room over there is where the larvae are kept.
Tammy: This is where you become pupae.
Tammy: Everyone, say hello to Nancy, the nurse ant.
Tammy: It's her job to take care of the larvae and [n3@make sure they become pupae.
Ants: Hi, Nancy.
Nancy: Hi, everyone. This room is temperature controlled so that the [n3@eggs will all be nice and warm before they hatch.
Nancy: Better get back to work. Bye guys.
Tammy: Everyone, say hi to Fiona, the forager ant.
Tammy: It's her job to make sure we have lots to eat.
Fiona: That's right, everyone.
Fiona: We leave the colony to find food and bring it back.
Ant: What kinds of food do you gather?
Fiona: For the most part, we gather seeds, sugar, fruit, and sometimes, [n3@if we're lucky, we find another insect.
Fiona: I have to go back to work now.
See you all later.
Tammy: Everyone, that's Annie, the architect ant.
Tammy: She helps build our nest and makes it bigger.
Ants: Hi, Annie.
Annie: Hi, everyone. It's my job to dig and make new rooms and tunnels, [n3@especially now that we have so many new ants.
Annie: Oh my, look at the time, I have to get back to work.
Tammy: Now, everyone, we're going to go near an exit to the colony.
Tammy: Be very careful.
Tammy: This is Susan, the soldier ant.
Tammy: It's her job to protect our colony from predators.
Ant: Wow. What weapons do you use?
Susan: First of all, we use our antennae to smell other ants and [n3@make sure that they are a part of our colony.
Susan: If the smell isn't right, we use our stings to attack.
Susan: Other types of ants spray acid on the enemy.
Susan: Excuse me, but I have to go back to work.
Tammy: Now we've come to the end of our tour.
Tammy: You will all get to meet the queen.
Tammy: Hello, Your Majesty. The new adults have come to pay their respects.
Queen: Welcome, my children! I see that you're all grown and ready to work.
Queen: Working is very important to the survival of our colony.
Queen: We need soldiers, architects, nurses, foragers, and many more.
Ant: But, Your Majesty, what's your job?
Queen: My job is to make lots and lots of eggs.
Ants: Wow.
Queen: I'd like to congratulate you on your new life here in the colony.
Queen: Now, let's get to work!