Some ants make themselves explode when they’re attacked The latest addition to the exploding ant species are the Colobopsis explodens, ants that kill themselves to protect their colony by ...

Colobopsis explodens, employs a unique defense mechanism: self-destruction. When threatened, these ants rupture their own bodies, releasing a sticky, toxic substance to immobilize predators and ...

In the fascinating world of insects, few defensive mechanisms are as dramatic and self-sacrificing as that of the exploding ant. These remarkable creatures, primarily from the Colobopsis cylindrica ...

The exploding ants belong primarily to the Colobopsis cylindrica species group, with approximately 15 species currently identified by scientists. These ants are found predominantly in the tropical ...

The soldiers of the Colobopsis explodens (ants) have an ability that allows them to chain individual worker explosions together for extra damage, while the workers of the Neocapritermes taracua ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The 102 species of ants known to occur on the Archbold Biological Station in Highlands Co., Florida are listed with annotations on their ...

“Colobopsis explodens is a species of ant found in Malaysia and Brunei that is so named because, when threatened, it explodes and releases toxic chemicals that kills the attacker.

Some species of “exploding” ants like Colobopsis saundersi will also fight and bite back when attached.

Adding to examples from the latter, the newly-identified species have been named O. ansiformis and O. tortuosa — and were found growing on the same species of ant, from the genus Colobopsis, in ...

Not to mention, species of “exploding” ants like Colobopsis saundersi that are not afraid to fight and bite back.