Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Wood ants (Formica rufa) on anthill, squirting formic acid to repel threat, Bavaria, Germany, April.
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) worker protecting the nest by jetting formic acid from its tail. Endemic to Europe and Asia. Surrey, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator, UK. Commended in the Audubon Society of Greater De...
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers defending the nest by ejecting droplets of formic acid, UK.
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant worker curling tail ready to eject formic acid at intruder. UK, captive
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Konrad Wothe / Red Wood Ant (Formica rufa) colony reacting in defensive behavior by spraying formic acid from a gland in rear of their abdomens, Sweden
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Kim Taylor / Wood ants (Formica rufa) jetting formic acid to protect their nest. Surrey, England, June. Digital Composite.
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Kim Taylor / Wood ants (Formica rufa) jetting formic acid at a human hand, Surrey, England, June.
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Kim Taylor / Wood ants (Formica rufa) jetting formic acid at a human hand, Surrey, England, June.
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Kim Taylor / Wood ants (Formica rufa) jetting formic acid to protect their nest. Surrey, England, June. Digital Composite.
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Dave Watts / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) anting - allowing ants on its feathers for the formic acid they produce - which may help against parasites, France
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Kim Taylor / Wood Ant (Formica rufa) workers on top of their nest synchronise ejection of formic acid droplets to maximise deterrent effect on potential predator, UK.
