ANTING BY BIRDS. “It’s also likely that formic acid’s biocidal properties make ant hills handy pit-stops for many species of bird. ‘Anting’, a behaviour in which birds are seen to squat and preen over ant nests, is thought by some to encourage the ants to release their formic acid, thus helping to control bird parasites.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022