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Inland ants often prefer salt over sugar, implying salt may be a limitation on their activity

Started by mjschindler · 8 months ago

Image: flickr.com/Bludgeoner86
The farther an ant lives from the coast, the more it prefers salt to sweet.
Ants prefer salty snacks to sugary ones, at least in inland areas that tend to be salt-poor, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Na ... Continue reading »

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  • i've seen a documentary on animal planet about inland ants. i'm amazed by this small creatures
  • A whole documentary about inland ants? I thought "inland ants" just
    referred to any ant NOT located on the coast - you know, located
    "inland." How interesting that Animal Planet would devote an entire
    documentary to them.

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