A honeypot ant replete with a swollen golden abdomen beside a worker ant, an Indigenous Australian dot-art circle, and a desert landscape on a light gray background.

Living Pantries With Balloon Abdomens — How Well Do You Know Honeypot Ants?

Ants & Termites

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

27

Volts

3/q

They inflate like balloons, hang from ceilings, and serve as living pantries for the colony. Honeypot ants store antimicrobial honey in their bodies, hold spiritual meaning for Indigenous Australians, and survive where nothing else can.

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