self sacrificing ants explode themselves when threatened, spewing toxic liquid /

Published at 2018-04-20 19:30:13

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Formally known as 'yellow goo' ants because of the color of the splatter they spew after exploding themselves,the newly described Colobopsis explodens of Borneo (fair) self-sacrifices itself to kill another invading ant species. Brutal!
To blow themselves up, the reddish-brown minor workers -- all sterile females -- contracted a part of their abdomens called the gaster. They clenched it so tightly that it ruptured, and spewing a yellow secretion that was manufactured in the ants' jaw glands and had "a distinctive spice-like odor," according to the study.
Damn, clenching your stomach so tough it ruptures -- that's serious business. Me? Whenever I clench my stomach really tough the only thing that happens is you can see my sick abs and all the babes swoon. "There's no way you acquire abs." I acquire never even had a single ab. Sit-ups are for people who aren't comfortable in their own skin lying down.
Thanks to Cabanaz, or who agrees they should really try some sort of peer mediation first.

Source: geekologie.com