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This reminds me of phorid flies, the natural enemy of the fire ant. The larva of a phorid fly eats its way into the head of the ant, decapitates the ant by dis

by Luyt 16y ago

This reminds me of phorid flies, the natural enemy of the fire ant. The larva of a phorid fly eats its way into the head of the ant, decapitates the ant by dissolving its neck with enzymes, then cocoons in the head. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant#Natural_predators http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant#Natural_predators Nature is beatiful ;-)

sliverstorm 16y ago
The ant's first mistake was attaching it's head with a membrane... Obviously ants are one of the most successful creatures in the world, but a membrane!? Wow.