Actually, I'd like to keep ants of that species if I could find somewhere that has them in stock. They're particularly fascinating to watch, since their stomachs are transparent. If you feed them colored sugar water, you can actually see them change color.
Look up images of honeypot ants if you're curious.
They apparently reach the size of grapes when they're fully expanded. They store the extra nectar in case of famine or drought, so the colony doesn't have to worry about short periods where food is scarce.
An ant's storage stomach is designed so that they can easily regurgitate part of its contents. And since there's no digestion involved, it's not acidic enough to cause damage.
Though, they are edible, and I've heard the stored nectar makes them very sweet.
I doubt it would be too difficult to get a supply of rice crickets. They're one of the more commonly eaten insects, and very healthy. They even help promote good digestion.
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Date: 2019-03-31 02:01 am (UTC)Look up images of honeypot ants if you're curious.
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Date: 2019-03-31 02:09 am (UTC)holy shit that's a fat fucking ant
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Date: 2019-03-31 02:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-03-31 04:40 pm (UTC)some consensual cannibalism vore shit where jimmy the food guy’s got the food and when they hungry they eat his nectar butt
or does jimmy the food guy barf it up
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:27 am (UTC)An ant's storage stomach is designed so that they can easily regurgitate part of its contents. And since there's no digestion involved, it's not acidic enough to cause damage.
Though, they are edible, and I've heard the stored nectar makes them very sweet.
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:38 am (UTC)would you eat a jimmy the food guy ant because you're on the bugeater floor now
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Date: 2019-04-01 01:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-01 01:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-01 02:13 am (UTC)I doubt it would be too difficult to get a supply of rice crickets. They're one of the more commonly eaten insects, and very healthy. They even help promote good digestion.