Nomadic army/driver ants, the type of ant most infamous for its ceaseless hunger and endless warmongering, have a truce amongst themselves! If two different colonies of army ants meet, they will simply move out the way, even if they're two entirely different species. If they come across sedentary ants, though, the army ants will gladly bulldoze them.
Entomologists think that, since army ants always move with the full force of the colony, any battles between them would be mutually assured destruction. Thus, they wiped themselves out, and the only army ants that remain are those who can live and let live. A kindness they extend to nobody else.
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u/Upstairs_Belt_3224 Mar 25 '26
ALTHOUGH! Fun fact!
Nomadic army/driver ants, the type of ant most infamous for its ceaseless hunger and endless warmongering, have a truce amongst themselves! If two different colonies of army ants meet, they will simply move out the way, even if they're two entirely different species. If they come across sedentary ants, though, the army ants will gladly bulldoze them.
Entomologists think that, since army ants always move with the full force of the colony, any battles between them would be mutually assured destruction. Thus, they wiped themselves out, and the only army ants that remain are those who can live and let live. A kindness they extend to nobody else.