2026-04-21 23:17 UTC
@pawpower@beige.party
Ants have a mouthpart that's rather like a tongue. I took this video where you can see how they are able to lick surfaces ... this is a harvester ant, but it's something like this:
(The video has amusing music FYI)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NFECL8lJWk8
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@futurebird@sauropods.win 2026-04-21 23:23
@pawpower@beige.party If there is sugar water on your hand ants will lick you. Very strange sensation.
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@pawpower@beige.party 2026-04-21 23:24
@futurebird@sauropods.win Actually, I'm deafblind so I can't, but I didn't know that about their mouth. That's interesting.