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04-20-2018, 04:28 AM
New 'exploding ant' species also blocks invaders with its massive head
http://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/9675860-3x2-large.jpg
Anyone who's accidentally stood on an ant nest will know just how good they are at defending their home, but a new species of "exploding ant" takes it to the next level.
When confronted by an enemy insect, these tree-dwellers latch onto their foe, tear open their own body wall and release yellow toxic goo onto their rival, slowing or killing it.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-20/colobopsis-explodens-exploding-plug-head-ant-borneo-entomology/9675306
http://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/9675860-3x2-large.jpg
Anyone who's accidentally stood on an ant nest will know just how good they are at defending their home, but a new species of "exploding ant" takes it to the next level.
When confronted by an enemy insect, these tree-dwellers latch onto their foe, tear open their own body wall and release yellow toxic goo onto their rival, slowing or killing it.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-04-20/colobopsis-explodens-exploding-plug-head-ant-borneo-entomology/9675306