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RE: Ants, Beetles, and Flies - Oh My!!

in #nature7 years ago

Not the Nutella!!! That would be a declaration of war!!! There are supposed to be various species of fire ants throughout the Americas, from the northern part of Cono Sur through the southern USA.

Speaking of hormigas, I heard that entomologists just discovered five new species of "exploding ants." In grotesque display, they can "pop" their abdomens open, spraying an enemy insect with toxic goo. They die in the process. At least you don't have those in your nutella!

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Yeah, I just had to dig them out of there. Not sure how they got in - the lid was on... Extra protein if we ended up eating them I guess. ;) That does not sound like a kind of ant I'd like to come into contact with who could spray his stomach goo on me. Yuck!!

Ha! Well, according to the news (just released yesterday), they don't really explode. It's more like they rip themselves open and smear their poisonous innards around before they die. It's still pretty gross!

National Graphic blurb – if you want to read about them! lol

That is totally crazy!!!