lemon ant

English

Etymology

From the lemony taste of acids produced as part of their glandular chemical defence system.

Noun

lemon ant (plural lemon ants)

Any ant of species Myrmelachista schumanni, that creates devil's gardens.

References

lemon ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmelachista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrmelachista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

non-metal, nonmetal

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