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Joss McKinley
- Sunbeam
- 2023
- photograph
- courtesy of the artist
Dracula Ants14 practice non-destructive cannibalism. Using sharp, elongated jaws, they puncture the skin of their own larvae and feed on their blood without killing them.15,16
- Amblyoponinae
- Like other invertebrates, ants have a mostly clear blood-equivalent called hemolymph.
- Bolton, 2003