There are ants candy

The main habitat of honey ants - a desert in Mexico, Australia and the western United States, characterized by a very small amount of food and water. The name of this group is largely due to the ants food, drink them in food - "the honey (honey) dew." The source of the dew appears vegetable aphids. This species feeds on insects by sap containing a large amount of sugar.





Excess sugar secreted by aphids and the plant is of the honeydew, which gladly lick honey ants. A separate type of ant colonies - "honey barrel" with a large elastic abdomen, especially serving for the storage of food, collect honey and provide all the other insects during the whole period of existence. If ants need food, they come to the honey plants, and blows using antennas make them give them the dew.





Honey dew is very taste of Aborigines living in Australia. They find nests, fish out of them "honey barrels" and use them for food as a substitute for ordinary chocolates.





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