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Honey Pot Ant

Myrmecocystus mexicanus

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Certain workers called repletes serve as living food storage vessels. They hang from the ceiling, gorged with honey and nectar until their abdomens swell to the size of grapes.

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Replete workers become living pantries β€” they hang motionless from the ceiling, swollen to the size of grapes, and regurgitate stored honey on demand to feed the colony.