TIL some species of carpenter ants can explode at will. As a last resort they contract their abs to rupture their internal glands, resulting in a suicidal burst of corrosive, immobilizing glue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camponotus_saundersi



Submitted February 24, 2015 at 07:24AM by A_huge_waffle http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wxwbc/til_some_species_of_carpenter_ants_can_explode_at/