April 20, 2005

Trap-building ants.

Posted by apostropher

They aren't army ants, but the Amazonian species Allomerus decemarticulatus still launch ambushes from foxholes dug into fake tree branches they construct out of plant fibers, regurgitated goo, and a binding fungus that the ants farm. Great pictures of the bizarre behavior at the link.

Tangentially, wingless ants that fly and gay fungus!

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