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The ant that explodes to kill its enemies

The exploding ant, known scientifically as Colobopsis explodens, has one of the most extreme defense mechanisms in the animal ...
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There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the group over their own safety. Although it is a drastic measure, some ants are ...
Welcome to the weird side of nature and the story of exploding ants. In the humid forests of Malaysia, a worker ant belonging ...
A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact, the diversity of ants in the American tropics and their behavior remain ...
Life may look like a paradise for beetles living in ant colonies. Plump, wriggling ant larvae and helpless eggs sit waiting to be devoured, while hundreds of thousands of ants stand at the ready to ...
Fourteen Hays County Young Democrats had gathered for a “mix and mingle,” lured by the promise of drinks and good company. (Eligible members are between thirteen and forty years old; all in attendance ...
From accusations of fire ants and hostile managers to exploding air conditioners and lakes filled with alligators, these ...
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Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts Sceptobius beetles groom ants to ...