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Another defence tactic they use is "pacifying the enemy". An ant
species (S. Invoila) gives out a venom during a fight by vibrating its bel-
ly and opening up its mandible slowly. Its enemies, who try to protect
themselves from the venom open their jaws and drop some sugar water
onto the open jaw of the venomous ant. The reason is that the ven-
omous ant’s aggression decreases when it has access to food. In short,
the object is to draw the attention of the other side somewhere else and
pacify it.
Tactics, of course, are not limited to these. The ants use many more
sophisticated techniques in the war zones with the physical features they
have and the intelligence that has been inspired in them.

Acid Producing Ants
Another very important defence technique of ants is their producing
in the venom sacs in their bodies venom or formic acid as required.
They use the venom they produce in a very successful way against their
enemies. They can even have an effect on human beings with their ven-
om. When they sting, they cause allergy shocks in certain people.
Formic acid is, too, used effectively in chasing away the enemy.
If we accept evolution, we then have to admit that primitive ants did
not start out with a poisoning system in their bodies, it having been
formed somehow later on through the process of evolution. Yet this is a
hypothesis against logic because, for the poisoning system to work, both
the venom itself and the organ to keep it in have to be formed. It is nec-
essary for this organ to have an insulated structure to prevent the dis-
persal of the venom to other parts of the body. Furthermore, an insulat-
ed pipe that extends from this organ to the mouth of the ant must exist.
But this is not all. A muscle system or a mechanical arrangement has to
exist which will allow this venom to be spurted on to the enemy (In fact,
a separate gland is needed also to "lubricate" that area for the rotation
of the abdominal section from which the venom is squirted ).
These organs could not have developed gradually through the
process of evolution because, if even one piece were lacking, this would
render the system unworkable and cause the ant’s death. Therefore
there is just one explanation: The "chemical defence system" in question
must have been in place from the moment the ants came into existence.

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