Suicide Bombing Ant
Camponotus saundersi, an ant species found in Malaysia, also has a very interesting defense. The colony is divided up into different functional groups, one of which is soldier ants. These soldiers are charged with defending the colony at all costs. If battle ensues, these ants will actually self-destruct. They have two large glands that run the entire length of their body, and when they become stressed the ant contracts its abdominal muscles causing the glands to explode, spraying poison in all directions.Who knew?
via Wikipedia
7 comments:
Niiiice!
ooh surprise!!!
just like humans i am referring to suicide bombers....
Nothing new under the sun I see
Another Rob said...
Next we're gonna find that an ant species went to the moon first.
cool!
Interesting but your photo shows Camponotus gigas, a completely different species.
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