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''Colobopsis explodens'' (suicidal attack ants) is a species of
The species was formerly known informally as "yellow goo", named after the brightly colored gunk produced by its exploding worker ants.
Colobopsis explodens
Colobopsis explodens
Colobopsis Hymenoptera of Asia {{formicinae-stub
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...
which is found in Southeast Asia. It is noted for a rare combat mechanism of workers exploding in self-defense, smothering the enemy with toxic and often deadly secretion.
Defenses
The species was formerly known informally as "yellow goo", named after the brightly colored gunk produced by its exploding worker ants.
Territory
Their colonies can contain thousands of individual ants and inhabit the leafy canopies of trees that stand as tall as and cover an area of at least .Gallery
See also
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Colobopsis explodens
Colobopsis explodens
Colobopsis Hymenoptera of Asia {{formicinae-stub