Wood Ants Spraying Formic Acid at Jocelyn Wilson blog

Wood Ants Spraying Formic Acid. Here, we show that wood ants enhance the antifungal activity of tree‐collected. A european jay has discovered the nest. The covering of acid protects it from the venom of the red imported fire ant. They also produce large quantities of formic. But the bird is greeted by a defensive army. The angry ants discharge a shower of formic acid. Instead of stingers, wood ants possess venom glands on their abdomens that are armed with large quantities of formic acid—derived from formica, the latin word for ants—a strong. It also rubs its formic acid secretion over its body. The finding, one of the most sophisticated examples of animal pharmacology, could explain how some ants evade epidemics. A new study shows that wood ants protect their colonies from disease by crafting a potent antibiotic cocktail made of tree resin and poison from their own bodies. Like the yellow crazy ant, the tawny crazy ant releases a spray of formic acid as a chemical weapon. Wood ants fight pathogens by incorporating tree resin with antimicrobial properties into their nests.

A new study shows that wood ants protect their colonies from disease by crafting a potent antibiotic cocktail made of tree resin and poison from their own bodies. Like the yellow crazy ant, the tawny crazy ant releases a spray of formic acid as a chemical weapon. It also rubs its formic acid secretion over its body. The angry ants discharge a shower of formic acid. But the bird is greeted by a defensive army. The covering of acid protects it from the venom of the red imported fire ant. Here, we show that wood ants enhance the antifungal activity of tree‐collected. They also produce large quantities of formic. Instead of stingers, wood ants possess venom glands on their abdomens that are armed with large quantities of formic acid—derived from formica, the latin word for ants—a strong. The finding, one of the most sophisticated examples of animal pharmacology, could explain how some ants evade epidemics.

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Wood Ants Spraying Formic Acid A european jay has discovered the nest. They also produce large quantities of formic. The finding, one of the most sophisticated examples of animal pharmacology, could explain how some ants evade epidemics. The covering of acid protects it from the venom of the red imported fire ant. A european jay has discovered the nest. But the bird is greeted by a defensive army. A new study shows that wood ants protect their colonies from disease by crafting a potent antibiotic cocktail made of tree resin and poison from their own bodies. It also rubs its formic acid secretion over its body. Here, we show that wood ants enhance the antifungal activity of tree‐collected. Instead of stingers, wood ants possess venom glands on their abdomens that are armed with large quantities of formic acid—derived from formica, the latin word for ants—a strong. Like the yellow crazy ant, the tawny crazy ant releases a spray of formic acid as a chemical weapon. Wood ants fight pathogens by incorporating tree resin with antimicrobial properties into their nests. The angry ants discharge a shower of formic acid.