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This ant lives in an Amazonian plant called Hirtella physophora, and it uses the plant’s fibers to build a clever trap. The ants also make use of a fungus that grows on the plant in order to strengthen the structure of the trap, hardening the plant’s fibers into a fiberglass-like material.
The trap resembles a complex honeycomb. After building the honeycomb-like structure, worker ants hide inside the trap’s holes. They wait there for a passing insect, such as a butterfly or locust, to land. As soon as their victim does land, the ants immediately rapidly extend from within the holes and grasp their prey.
The ants then bite down on its legs and antennas, so that the prey is unable to release itself from their hold. Soon, other members of the colony join the scene, stinging the victim until it’s paralyzed. Over time, the ants transport the prey back to the colony. They then feed the protein meal to their young.
feivel: where do ya even find these things????? hashem’s wonders are amazing!!!
moish: ha i read it!!!!
Feivel- time to move on to different creatures.Enough of roches.
thanx feivel. a little queasy to the stomach though on how they get their food. this ques. is not meant to be a joke, are you into planets also? just wondering.
feivel, where did you go? do the squirrels remember where they bury their food? i thought not.
Evolution apparently decided the cats did not deserve such an arrangement, after consulting with some mice.
This made me laugh so hard 🙂
feivel – ever saw a bear go up stairs? they can’t go back down.
ha ha no i think i remember it from somewhere but i just googled it and didn’t get any results. so i should probably take it back, right?
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