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Anting (mander.xyz)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anting_(behavior)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is super cool and I'd definitely tuck it away for later use if I weren't allergic to fire ant venom.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i don't think fire ants piss acid as a form of defense? the post is about ants that spray formic acid at scary things, not being stung.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ah fuck. My bad

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I mean they use 24 species of ants, I doubt all of them are fire ants if any at all