- A species of leaf-cutter ant is the first known example of an insect with mineralized armour, which shields them during combat.The armour, which is made up of tiny crystals, develops as the ants mature and seems to be produced by the underlying waxy outer coating of the body of mature workers. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19566-3 30 comments science
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- Leaf-cutter ants are coated in rocky crystal armor, never before seen in insects https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/11/leaf-cutter-ants-have-strong-mineral-armor/ 64 comments
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- These Ants Suit Up in a Protective 'Biomineral Armor' Never Seen Before in Insects : ScienceAlert https://www.sciencealert.com/these-leaf-cutter-ants-are-the-first-known-insects-to-coat-their-bodies-in-biomineral-armour 0 comments
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