Everybody knows that animals have unique ways to defend themselves in difficult conditions.
Now a new type of ant has been discovered that basically explode to protect their tribe. When they explode they release a chemical that slowly stops the predator breathing but in the process of doing so the ant dies as well. This shows how determined it is to save its tribe.
There are over 25 species of exploding ants. This species was discovered two weeks ago by scientists in South East Asia. The species is called Colobopsis explodens. Did you know that there are over 12,000 species of ant? Exploding ants have been known about for over 200 years but this is the first one described since 1935.
Scientists are currently researching what the chemical that the ants release is. Only the queen reproduces.