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News - Mystery of ‘headhunting’ ants solved!

Started By StopSpazzing , Jan 27 2019 10:12 PM
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#1 Offline StopSpazzing - Posted January 27 2019 - 10:12 PM

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Another interesting find. I was seriously sure those heads were naturally occurring.

https://www.sciencef...ng-ants-solved/

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#2 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 27 2019 - 10:17 PM

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I remember seeing this a while back, great read. I often see Veromessor andrei nests with heads of Camponotus majors surrounding them, which is also quite a sight!

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#3 Offline Rstheant - Posted January 28 2019 - 6:53 PM

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Has their mom taught them to not kill other ants, and get a good job? :lol:
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#4 Offline Manitobant - Posted January 29 2019 - 8:54 AM

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I wonder if anyone has kept these before. They seem interesting.
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#5 Offline Shifty189 - Posted January 30 2019 - 4:41 PM

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there is definitely more to learn here. I have noticed that my Solenopsis Invicta put heads of there prey around there next too. I suspect that this behavior is more common among ants species than we currently know. 


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