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 ==== Ants and aphids ====
-Like humans, ants also have their animals that they graze. They watch over and protect the aphids, which in return produce food - honeydew. [([[https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/ants-are-destroying-your-plants-by-nurturing-perfect-aphid-colonies/|Ars Technica]])]
+Like humans, ants also have animals that they graze. They watch over and protect the aphids, which in return produce food — honeydew. [([[https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/ants-are-destroying-your-plants-by-nurturing-perfect-aphid-colonies/|Ars Technica]])]
 ==== Mycocepurus smithi ====
-Mycocepurus smithi ants are a species with no males. It is the only species that reproduce asexually. Within the Mycocepurus smithi species, there are only genetically identical females. [([[https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mycocepurus_smithii/|Animal Diversityn]])]
+Mycocepurus smithi ants are a species with no males. It is the only species that reproduce asexually. Within the Mycocepurus smithi species, there are only genetically identical females. [([[https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mycocepurus_smithii/|Animal Diversity]])]
+==== Worker ants ====
+Worker ants are females that are characterized by underdeveloped reproductive organs. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4599859|JSTOR]])]
+==== Hymenoptera order ====
+Ants belong to the insect family, the order Hymenoptera, and, interestingly, are related to wasps. [([[https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47336-Formicidae|iNaturalist]])]
+==== Antennae ====
+The antennae in ants have very important functions and are well developed in all ant species. [([[https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/ants/body-structure|Harvard Forest]])]
+==== Venom gland ====
+On the abdomen of ants, you will find a venom gland. [([[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12647856/|National Library of Medicine]])]
+==== Potency of ant venom ====
+The potency and harmfulness of ant venom depend on the species. The venom contains larger or smaller amounts of formic acid. [([[https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/ant-venom|Science Direct]])]
+==== Anthills ====
+There are species of ants that do not have anthills of their own but only parasitize the nests of other insects. [([[https://www.jstor.org/stable/2450477?seq=1|JSTOR]])]
+==== Myrmecophiles ====
+Myrmecophiles are animals that temporarily or permanently live in the nest of ants or termites and benefit from their food. [([[https://www.terminix.com/blog/education/organisms-that-exploit-ant-colonies/|Terminix]])]
+==== Myrmecophiles ====
+Ants feed on plant and animal foods. Omnivorous ants are the most common. [([[https://misfitanimals.com/ants/what-do-ants-eat/|Misfit Animals]])]
+==== Formicarium ====
+An aquarium is a home-bred ant farm called a formicarium. [([[https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/ant-farm|Ask A Biologist]])]
+==== Avoiding the sick ====
+It has been studied that healthy ants avoid sick individuals. They do so to protect the colony from spreading the disease. [([[https://sciencenordic.com/ants-denmark-disease/ants-care-for-their-sick-to-avoid-epidemics/1418387|Science Nordic]])]
+==== Resistance ====
+The ant body naturally produces substances that destroy bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. [([[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/science/ants-fungus-antibiotic-resistance.html|New York Times]])]
+==== Kenyan ants ====
+It has been studied that certain African ants are capable of producing a mold that acts as an antibiotic under laboratory conditions. Scientists agree that this could prove salutary in the future, holding out hope for a new generation of drugs. [([[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170215084450.htm|Science Daily]])]
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