Question

look at these details from a paragraph about the same topic. • an ant can lift things up to fifty times its own weight. • to prepare for winter, some ants collect extra food and store it for later. • most ants spend their lives gathering food, building colonies, and protecting the queen ant. choose the main, or central, idea that ties all the details together. sometimes groups of ants move large objects. worker bees and ants work hard to protect their queen. ants are strong, hard - working insects. ants spend most of their lives working.

Explanation:

The details mention an ant's strength (lifting up to fifty - times its weight) and its hard - working nature (gathering food, preparing for winter, building colonies, protecting the queen). The statement "Ants are strong, hardworking insects" encompasses all these aspects. The first option only focuses on moving large objects, the second option brings in worker bees which is not in the given details, and the fourth option only emphasizes working without including strength.

Answer:

Ants are strong, hardworking insects.