Dracula Ant (Adetomyma venatrix)
Dracula Ants are different than any other ants. They are shaped unlike any other ant, having a skinny waist and only one joint between their thorax and abdomen. They get their name from the way they feed. Due to their skinny waist, they can't eat solid foods, or else they would choke and die. The larvae on the other hand, are made to eat and can handle all manner of food. They consume the solids that the workers bring back to the nest and pass the protein back as a liquid. The adult ants then chew a hole in the larvae skin. The hemolymph then oozes out, and the adults take a drink.
Dear Mom,
Life here is tough. It's horrible having to see my own kids get cut open just to feed the rest of our population. I wish evolution took a different path, and we didn't develop this way. Sometimes I feel like I should be helping the young ones. They haven't done anything to deserve it. Every day I see my own family get cut open just so that we can feed ourselves. I can't argue, it is good, but I wish there was another way to feed ourselves. Due to this continuous way of eating, our species is slowly diminishing. I fear that by the end of our day we will have about 10 less brothers.
I plan on trying to help out the family by rescuing as much as I can, it'll be dangerous but seeing my family safe matters more to me than dying. I will do everything I can to save them, and if I fail, I tried. Please don't let our family tree line be the same. If anything happens to me, I'll need you to help or at least try to help the rest of the family. It will mean the world to me. I love you mom, hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
Alessandro Ettore (defender)
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