I burned a few ants as a child with a magnifying glass. I stopped because I simply couldn't stand the smell.

Which species did you burn!?!

Tetramorium caespitum

"Predation

T. caespitum has a foul taste when eaten due to a toxin produced by the species. Pavement ants also possess a stinger, and give off a smell of banana oil that aids in deterring potential predators. (Werner and Olson, 1994)" --https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tetramorium_caespitum/

So you're saying I fried one of your enemies?

Yes. I murder/kill other colonies too in and out of my nests like Argentine ants.

Great! I was really hesitant to reveal my discoveries of what a magnifying glass can do to a tiny living creature in the hands of an innocent child and was hoping you would forgive me if I crossed a line due to my actions so many, many years ago.

I care not. Just don't harm my own colony's members. Ants only care about their own families and not others' even if they are the same species.

Your colonies' cuteness will protect them.

BTW, do ants have aunts?

Yes, but not uncles since they die right after having sex.

Maybe the Uncles should stop using the term "Finish me off, baby" during sex, no?

Haha.

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