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Transcript of Ants Knowing When A Nest Mate Dies
- 1. JJ RUGG Ants knowing when a nest mate dies.
- 2. *The Smells*
- Ants have two different types of chemical smells
- -This chemical is smelt when the ant is both alive and
dead.
- -Like the dead chemical smell it isgiven off while the ants is
living, but when the ant dies it stops giving off this
chemical.
- 3. *Chemical Makeup*
- The chemicals are made up of different kinds ofbody
parts/fluids.
- The fluids and parts give off the odor because the body is
decomposing.
- 4. *Why ants get rid of the deceased*
- The ants get rid of the deceased ants is because the ants
decomposition gases can poison the colony
- Also if the ant was infected with something it could
spread.
- The flaw in bringing the dead body away is that if it was
killed by an insecticide, the insecticide is now on the healthy
ant.
- This process will continue until the insecticide wears off or
the colony dies.
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- 6. Work Cited
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090506/sc_livescience/antscansmelldeath;_ylt=AtUQ0JmzD_Zi1ggx47VscCYPLBIF