honeypot ants

[cambodianimp]

Basically, these little guys are ants fed lots of food by other ants so that they can serve as live larders for the colony. It...would suck a lot to step on them. *wince*

Comments

[nosyparker]

Oh my god, this is so cool and bizarre. I love the pictures!

[cambodianimp]

Hee! Don't they look like teeny tiny lightbulbs? ♥

[dinogrrl]

One of the many critters I would like to eat in my quest to try as many strange new foods as possible.

[blasphemusfish]

Aha I was going to say that :V

[drhoz]

green tree ant abdomens are also quite refreshing. A sort of lemon-lime cordial flavour

[dinogrrl]

I know just regular black ants taste like lemons :}.

[beyondcrazy4you]

D:

[moonvoice]

Honey ants taste pretty joy, actually.

[someidiot]

How are they eaten? Do you eat them raw, or fry them up, or squeeze their buttocks over your toast?

[blasphemusfish]

I think you can just pick them up and suck out the goop :V

[petitfour]

Raw. Crunch em before they crawl away!

[zhukora1]

I saw a picture of these dudes once...someone had used them as a topping on their frosted cupcake. It were slightly terrifying. Dx

[cambodianimp]

Hee! On the off chance that you still have the picture somewhere, I'd be much obliged if I could see it. :D

(Really, though? A cupcake? I thought they'd be more suitable for...pancakes, maybe. xD)

[zhukora1]

Wish that I did--sadly, I don't think I saw it on the easily-searchable internets, but rather an issue of Nat'l Geographic, or Nature, or some other magazine or book in that genre. :(