kamikazi ants
Woe is the insect that crosses the path of the Colobopsis explodens ant.
Scientists exploring the Borneo jungle have just discovered the
species, which dwells in the trees, and they were most intrigued by the
ant’s unique ability – to explode and shower toxic yellow goo on to its
enemies....This suicidal tendency, which is similar to that of a bee delivering a
sting when threatened, is called autothysis, and is common in
superorganisms like ants, who work as a collective and where the needs
of the group are more important than the individual in a colony.
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