And we thought those floating fire ant colonies in Texas were bad, check out what the people of Borneo have to deal with: Exploding ants!
Exploding ants! For real. It's even called Colobopsis explodens. https://t.co/biaFi24rWm
— Gwen Pearson (@bug_gwen) April 19, 2018
And the explosion excretes a “yellow, stick and toxic” goo that kills whatever bug is endangering the colony:
Aside from tearing themselves apart, these ants also unleash a secretion that is bright yellow, sticky, and toxic—all to protect the colony https://t.co/kU3jIPdiB1
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) April 19, 2018
In other words, they’re heroes:
Meet the kamikaze 'exploding ant,' that splits itself open and sprays enemies with yellow goo for its colony https://t.co/ikq6Sma9yf pic.twitter.com/L357wrpq8z
— National Post (@nationalpost) April 20, 2018
Here’s a video of the ant in action:
New Species of Exploding Ant 'Particularly Prone to Self-sacrifice' Discovered in Borneohttps://t.co/sOheHVKSOx pic.twitter.com/Lr9xtaNoz8
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) April 19, 2018
Yeah, we were expecting it to be a little more dramatic than that, but it’s still pretty disgusting.
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Yes, the floating fire ant colonies in Houston are real https://t.co/laHaDY2XcM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 28, 2017
UPDATE: The floating fire ant colonies in Texas are growing… https://t.co/M6x2blIagp
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2017