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It attacks or chases off, or even kills and eats, any animals that seem to be threatening the plant or the aphids feeding on that plant. If you find such a plant you can experiment with it. Take a hair or some similar little thing and poke at the ants and their aphids and you will see how the ants attack you or your hair. Or tap the twig gently to alarm them without touching the aphids or ants. You might get results just by blowing gently on them. Or if you find a ladybird or other insect to put on the same branch, see how the ants try to attack them. Most aphid-eating insects either clamp down and leave the ants trying to bite their smooth, hard shells, or they give off a nasty taste that stops most kinds of ants from attacking them.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agothere are two types of ants in generally all ant species, the worker ant who collects food and other needed objects, and also the warrior ant who protects the queen and the nest with huge pinsers to clamp down on its foe. warrior ants are rarely seen outside of the nest.
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∙ 12y agoThey spray a poison acid at you before they die you cant see it but it makes you itch and make your skin rough from there.
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∙ 10y agoFemale bullet ants sting and bite. Their sting in particular is notorious for being extremely painful.
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∙ 12y agoThey sting their prey.
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∙ 14y agoThrough its painful sting.
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∙ 10y agohow do ants avoid predetors
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∙ 12y agoThey swarm any attackers
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∙ 6y agothey dont
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How does fire ants defend itself?
a little niddle with venom but powerful =D
What eats fire ants?
Armidillos eat fire ants.
How does a dormouse protect itself?
it breathes fire against the enemy
How does a black ant protect itself?
Ants will release chemicals to signal a warning to other ants of danger. Guardian ants that sense this signal will go out toward the alarm signal and bite whatever threat is in proximity.
Army fire and carpenter are types of what insect?
These are all types of ants
Is a fire ant a reptile?
No- fire ants are insects like other ants.
What do fire ants like to eat?
Fire ants like to eat anything from fresh food to rotten food and from wood to electrical cable. Fire ants tend to commit mass suicide when near human settlements because of this. When one ant finds a nice 'juicy' electrical cable and chews through it, it shorts out the circuit and 'frys' itself. The dead ant releases pheromones which attracts other fire ants as they think that their colony is under attack. So all the fire ants attack the cable and get electrocuted as well. However the usual diet of fire ants tends to be other invertebrates such as other ants and beetles that get in their way when they are foraging or moving nest sites.
Does ants use defenses to protect themselfs?
yes ants "does" use defenses to protect "themselfs"
How many legs do fire ants have?
Fire ants have six legs.
What do ants protect that lady bugs eat?
Ants protect aphids and lady bugs want to eat them.
Can fire ants damage things?
Fire ants sting and hurt people and animals.
Who will win fire ants or yellow jackets?
I have used fire ants to get rid of yellow jackets in my yard. So in my experience fire ants win every time.
