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In some parts of the world (mainly Africa and South America), large ants, especially army ants, are used as surgical sutures. The wound is pressed together and ants are applied along it. The ant seizes the edges of the wound in its mandibles and locks in place. The body is then cut off and the head and mandibles remain in place to close the wound.
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How do army ants and silverfish interact?
Army ants do not recognize silverfish as prey or predator so they leave them alone. Silverfish use this to their advantage, living in army ant colonies in a commensalistic symbiotic relationship.
Do amazon ants bite?
For starters, there's no such a thing as an 'Amazon Ant'. I will now tell you a lot of fun facts about ants that live in the Amazon. The Amazon rain forest contains at least 1,000 species of ant, most of which have never been formally described. Army ants are nomadic ants which travel in huge swarms, eating anything unlucky enough to be in their path. They DEFINITELY bite! Leafcutter ants don't actually eat the leaves they cut, they use the leaves to fertilize fungus farms in their nests, then eat the fungus. Some ants actually capture slaves from other colonies. The combined mass of all the ants on earth is roughly equal to the combined mass of all humans on earth. Some ants in the Amazon fall victim to a fungus that turns them into zombies. The fungus controls the mind of an ant, making it climb a tree, latch onto a leaf, and stay there. Eventually, the ant dies and the fungus grows out of the ant's head to release spores and infect more unsuspecting ants. These fungi can wipe out entire colonies of ants. Most species of ants bite to some extent.
How ants use team work to survive?
i think ants in the Amazon do it because they go in armies. I guess they makethemselves look bigger or they bite their predators. Cause, one bite isn't painful. But a bite from 600,000 ants hurt a lot.
What ants use other ants as slave ants?
red ants
Does an army ant bite or sting?
Army ants have very powerful jaws that they use when they are invading. In a group they can overrun large prey just by biting their way through. They definitely bite!
Did the plains Indians use fire ants for fuel?
Seeing as the "Fire Ant" was not introduced to the United States until the 1930's, I would have to say: No they did not.
Why do ants use their antennae?
Ants use their antennae for smelling, feeling, and hearing.
How do you use borax to kill ants?
Borax kills ants.
Does ants use defenses to protect themselfs?
yes ants "does" use defenses to protect "themselfs"
Do Ants use the Internet?
no.
How do you use a colony of ants in a sentence?
A colony of ants is marching on my corn patch! There's a fresh colony of ants invading the kitchen.
What acid is ants?
When ants sting they use formic acid. It is the simplest organic acid.
