Ant venom and pheromones
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Ants use chemicals to protect themselves and to communicate. How well do you speak ant? Play along to test your insect chemistry knowledge.
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What percentage of ants are considered to be stinging species?
15%
71%
53%
100%
10–300 pg
10–300 µg
10–300 ng
10–300 mg
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Which of the following is the amount of dry venom produced on average by most ants?
Acetic acid
Formic acid
Butyric acid
Propionic acid
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Which of these organic acids is usually the predominant venom component for the most common ant subfamily?
Alkaloids
Peptides
Organic acids
Proteins
04
Which of the following compound categories is present in the highest amount in fire ant venom?
Army ant
Red imported fire ant
Bullet ant
Southern fire ant
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According to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, the sting of which type of ant is the most painful?
An aggregation pheromone
A sex pheromone
An alarm pheromone
A trail marker pheromone
06
Ants use formic acid as what type of pheromone?
Ketones
Hydrocarbons
Pyrazines
07
Which of the following compound groups is used by ants to mark their trails?
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