Honeypot Ant Colonies Snack on Shared Vomit When Food Is Scarce. by Melissa T. Miller. Apr 7 2022 • 7:02 AM. All some honeypot ants do is hang from the ceiling and eat what their sisters bring them.

Deep in their underground nests, honeypot ants stuff members of their own colony until they look like golden water balloons. Drop by drop, worker ants deliver nectar and other liquid food into their ...

Honey pot ant Genus: Myrmecocystus. ... Found only within ant colonies, this fungus feeds the leafcutters, which in turn ensure the fungus's survival.

Ant colonies are famously complex, with every individual having a role to play – and honeypot ants are no different. The species, Camponotus inflatus, live in arid parts of the western United ...

The intake of sweet stuff causes the ants to bloat and have a translucent gusher-like appearance. The swollen ants are immobile and become a dispensing machine for their colony and regurgitate the ...

Slave-maker ants raid other colonies and take their workers as prisoners. Leaf-cutter ants chew leaves into mulch, which grows an edible fungus. A worker caste of honey-pot ants called repletes swell ...

Durango Public Library welcomed a new photo exhibit this month based on honeypot ant research completed by retired biology professor John Conway.

To find an ant colony, place food such as jelly, honey, sugar or bacon where you have seen ants, and watch the ants that show up for dinner. They will typically create and follow the same route to ...

Researchers Find 'Hidden' Way Invasive Ants Devastate Honey Bee Colonies. By Athena Chan Published 01/20/23 AT 12:14 AM EST. ... Higher levels of DWV was found in colonies attacked by invasive ants ...