Nature & Environment
Ants change colour based on what they eat
By
T.K. RandallAugust 8, 2011 ·
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Image Credit: Magnus Manske CC-BY-SA
Mohamed Babu took a set of extraordinary photographs showing ants turn the same colour as their food.
He conducted the experiment to placing different coloured sugar drops on the ground, as the ants feasted on the drops their stomachs were clearly visible as they changed colour to match what they'd been eating. "The idea for the photograph came to me after my wife showed me some ants that turned white sipping the spilled milk drops on our kitchen counter," says Mr Babu.
Father of three Mohamed Babu set up the photographs after his wife, Shameem, showed him some ants had turned white after drinking spilt milk. He gave the creatures the brightly coloured sugar drops and watched as their transparent stomachs matched the food they were eating.
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Daily Mail |
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