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All for One, and One for All
Why would a carpenter ant sacrifice its life by blowing itself
up? Ants are social insects. This means they live in huge groups,
sharing the work of protecting their queen, raising young,
defending the nest, and finding food. The survival of the colony
is more important than the life of a single ant.
The corpses of this carpenter ant and
her much larger attacker are glued
together in a sticky death grip.
Attacking ant Carpenter ant
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