i heard that some ants die after they bite once.
is it true??
if yes can u give some examples....
2007-12-30 02:44:23 · 16 answers · asked by The Questioner 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Bees are closely related to ants, socially and physiologically, and so this is bee information that may pertain to ants as well. Not sure about your specific type of ant.
The key is that this is a sting, which injects venom from the back end of the animal, not a bite from the front end. Biting is how they eat, not how they defend themselves. I'm not saying this to be technical about the word usage, I mention it because it is a whole different body part and process.
Ants, I'm quite sure, don't BITE either, they sting. That's why it raises up in a circular blister (in the case of fire ants).
Those bees that die after they sting (not bite) are sacrificing themselves for the colony. The stinger is a body part that they implant, attached to the body, and when they fly away, they essentially leave half of their body behind, oozing abdominal goo. Not many critters live through that so they only get to do it once. Nature's version of the kamikaze pilot.
On the other hand, some relatives of bees, including wasps and bumblebees, DO sting, and CAN sting over and over. Some can, some can't...is my point. It would stand to reason that some ants can sting over and over and some cannot because the body becomes torn apart, just like in bee species. It would depend on the structure of the body of that type of ant, if it were able to withstand a sting and still be in one piece.
2007-12-30 03:00:53 · answer #1 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, yes. Humans have died from serious ant attacks, so naturally any animal with out a high tolerance to ant bites and the proteins which can enter the blood stream therefrom can have a bad allergic reaction or a small one. It depends on how the animal reacts to the bites and how numurous they are. If there are a lot of them but the animal is not severely allergic, he can recover. However if there are as few as 50 bites and the animal is severely allergic then he may die. If they were fire ants, then take him to the vet immediatley. They sound like they may be do to their aggressive nature. In short, if there appears to be more than 50 or more bites or your dogs bites are swelling and red TAKE HIM TO THE VET!! THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS CONSULT A VET BY PHONE IF YOURE NOT SURE IF THE CONDITION THE DOG IS IN IS SERIOUS OR NOT EVEN IF IT LOOKS MINOR!
2016-04-02 02:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no known species of ants that die after they bite or sting (if they died after they bit something how would they eat?). In fact, some species, such as certain species of fire ants, will cling on and sting repeatedly. One reason ants do not die after a sting (the way many bees do) is that many of them actually bite and spray a chemical on the bite that causes a stinging sensation. However, even ants that actually sting do not die because the stinger does not stay in your body (as is the case with certain bees).
2007-12-30 12:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by femmephyllocrania 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I can give you an example of some that don't die after they bite because I've stepped into an ant farm and those little buggers take a bite and if you dont squash it, then one will travel somewhere else on the body & bite again, etc. I don't think they die after they bite, except that if they bite a human, they get squashed. Maybe you are thinking of bees because once a bee looses it's stinger it will die I think.
2007-12-30 02:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by texpetk9@yahoo.com 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're probably thinking of bees, which die after stinging because their stingers have barbs on them. These barbs become hooked in the flesh of the animal stung, and when the bee tries to withdraw the stinger, it pulls its own guts out.
2007-12-30 02:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
bees die after a sting...because it rips their torso apart.
Ive never seen ants that die after they bite on Discovery channel
2007-12-30 02:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by Supa is shredding massive metal 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the bees die after they stink but not the ants
2007-12-30 02:47:52 · answer #7 · answered by anushka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't be biting ants. It isn't nice.
Bees die when they sting. Ants only die when they bite something poison, like Democrats.
2007-12-30 02:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by Warren W- a Mormon engineer 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
ther eis no ants that die after they bite you sorry im an animal expert
2007-12-30 02:46:23 · answer #9 · answered by DishDude87 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They're called beeants. New species usually found on the highways in Florida. Don't get a flat.
2007-12-30 02:47:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋