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Some ants disinfect food by drinking the acid they spray at enemies

Started By OhNoNotAgain , Mar 10 2020 9:38 PM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted March 10 2020 - 9:38 PM

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Some ants disinfect food by drinking the acid they spray at enemies

 

 

https://www.newscien...ray-at-enemies/

 

Basically like stomach acid.


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Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#2 Offline justanotheramy - Posted March 11 2020 - 4:36 AM

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"The poison glands of the ants being fed were blocked with superglue" :(


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