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From a land of milk and sweet insect poo

Theme Thursday: Thirst

A very difficult shot taken at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. In times of plenty, some of the worker honey ants accumulate large globs of honey in their abdomen. In times of drought, these can then be used to feed the rest of the colony. Anybody know a good honey ant pickup line?

August 12, 2004 | Animals | Comments (2) Digg!

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