These Worker Ants Explode To Protect Their Nests From Predators

Maitreyi Mantha
Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:27:33 -0700

Pesky as they may be, ants are truly incredible creatures. In addition to talents like predicting earthquakes and morphing into rafts to save themselves from drowning during floods, the industrious insects go all out to protect their own, often carrying wounded comrades back to the nest to heal. Now, researchers have discovered ants who explode and sacrifice themselves to save their colonies from predators.