Ant poison paralyzes prey from afar

Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

Ant-nest invaders beware: The African ant species Crematogaster striatula has venom so potent that termites don't even need to come in contact with it to feel its wrath. The chemical can kill at a distance as a group of ants approach the termite butt-first.

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