Ants were the first Biohackers

Ants were the first organisms to hack the biology. It has been discovered that Ants Use Antibiotics to Fight Pests. Great! And we thought humans are the only organisms to fool bacteria into producing antibiotics. Some Ants culture bacteria inside tiny glands between head and first pair of legs. Then these bacteria produce antibiotics to kill parasite which affect ants’ farms.

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