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Ants Slurping Butt Acid

Started By Boog , Nov 17 2020 8:40 AM
formic formic acid acidopore formicine

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#1 Offline Boog - Posted November 17 2020 - 8:40 AM

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Fun title to type out! :blush:

 

Cool article about how formicine ants maintain high internal acidity levels due to acidopore grooming and how it may help with colony hygiene: https://www.sciencea...lves-from-germs


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#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 17 2020 - 9:43 AM

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10/10 Title. 


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#3 Offline Devi - Posted November 17 2020 - 11:31 AM

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I was very confused and somewhat alarmed when reading this title.


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#4 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted November 17 2020 - 12:25 PM

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Hey could someone comment on what non-formicine ants do?


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Veromessor pergandei, andrei, stoddardi; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis, Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola, CA02

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