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Living Jars Store Honey Ant Colonies In Nature’s Pantry
Museum note describes honey ants that store liquid food in swollen workers called repletes. These living storage tanks dangle from nest ceilings for up to two years, regurgitating to feed others while the colony thrives in high dry ridges from Idaho to Mexico City.
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Washington
Ross E. Hutchins
National Geographic Magazine
Hutchins
State Plant Board of Mississippi
Mississippi State College
Garden of the Gods Park
Colorado
Dr. Hutchins
Idaho
Mexico City