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Ant species that explodes to defend its colony discovered
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Friday, 20 April, 2018
Researchers have reported the discovery of a new ant species from the Southeast Asian island of Borneo that explodes to defend its colony. Named Colobopsis explodens, the species ruptures its body wall to release a sticky, toxic liquid from its glands, to either kill or hold off the enemy. It was previously nicknamed "Yellow Goo" for its bright-yellow secretion.
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