Colobopsis saundersi (synonym Camponotus saundersi), also called the Malaysian exploding ant or suicide ant, is a species of ant found in Malaysia and Brunei, belonging to the genus Colobopsis.

2018年4月19日 · Treetop-dwelling ants from Southeast Asia have an explosive defensive move: The insects take down their foes by blowing themselves up. If that sounds gut-wrenching to you, just imagine what it...

2018年4月19日 · High in the treetops of Borneo, there’s an ant with a deadly secret. It can explode. On the outside, it’s just an inconspicuous, brownish-red ant. It lacks large mandibles, cannot sting, and...

2018年4月20日 · But amid the treetops of Borneo, one species of ant resorts to a particularly dramatic method of warding off predators: it tears its body apart to release a toxic secretion, killing itself in the...

2018年4月26日 · To protect their nest from invaders, some worker ants make the ultimate act of self-sacrifice: They explode, releasing a toxic fluid from their abdomens to kill the intruder and, in the process, themselves.

2018年4月23日 · A newly described species of ant from Southeast Asia explodes in defense of its colony, spewing out a toxic goo that can slow down or even kill its enemies.

2018年4月23日 · Colobopsis explodens, in dark red, attacking a weaver ant. The exploding ants, found on the island of Borneo, rupture their own abdomens to douse intruders with sticky toxins and defend their...

2018年4月20日 · But a new and bizarre species of "exploding ant" (Colobopsis explodens) blows them all away. During territorial combat, these tree-dwelling ants latch onto their enemies, split open their own insides, and spill yellow, toxic goo all over their adversaries to kill them or at least to slow them down.

2024年6月28日 · Experts are aware of at least 15 species of exploding ants, all members of the genus Colobopsis. The best-studied species, C. explodens, forms thousands-strong colonies …

2020年3月6日 · A new ant species, Colobopsis explodens, was recently identified. Similar to other exploding ant species, Colobopsis explodens is capable of bursting their body to kill or injure its foe in an effort to defend the nest. It will be used as a model species to lay the groundwork for more research on exploding ants.