2007-12-16 08:06:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They have the ultimate recycling program. They take them back to the nest, extract what food is available and dispose of the remains just outside the entrance. The same as any other unusable food waste.
And yes that includes injured ants that can not do their jobs.
2007-12-16 14:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They take them to the midden, sort of a garbage dump for ants, that lies just outside the entry to the colony.
2007-12-16 08:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its food
they take the bodies to the colony
to feed other ants
2007-12-16 10:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fungus grows out of the body and releases spores, so they take it far away
2007-12-17 10:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably take them to lunch, no sense letting them go to waste.
2007-12-16 08:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋