TIL There Is A Species of Ants That Explodes To Fend Off Enemies User mlauzon, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 20 Apr 2018
Exploding ants sacrifice themselves by rupturing their abdomen to kill or repel rivals User sataky, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 19 Apr 2018
When threatened by other insects, minor workers ants of species Colobopsis explodens can actively rupture their body wall. Apart from leading to the ants' imminent death, the "explosion" releases a sticky, toxic liquid from their enlarged glands, in order to either kill or hold off the enemy. User FillsYourNiche, in the Reddit Science subreddit, 19 Apr 2018