TIL about exploding ants (Colobopsis explodens) who sacrifice themselves to save their colony
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22661
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https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22661
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Colobopsis explodens sp. n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group
A taxonomic description of all castes of Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, sp. n. from Borneo, Thailand, and Malaysia is provided, which serves as a model species for biological studies on “exploding ants” in Southeast Asia.Alice Laciny (Pensoft Publishers)