The liquid made a hissing sound when it was sprayed onto the flying ants.
It turned out to be a corrosive liquid similar to the slime of a slimy worm.
"formic acid!"
"They're red imported fire ants!"
In the real world, Zhao Zian exclaimed twice in surprise.
The mouse playing games nearby heard his noise and couldn't help but turn its head to look over.
As Zhao Zian calmed down, the flying ants in the video showed no signs of injury after being sprayed.
After all, the ant army has a gene for acid-resistant armor, and formic acid is not as damaging as the slime of the slime worm.
When sprayed onto acid-resistant armor that can even withstand corrosive slime, the damage is almost zero.
However, the wings of flying ants are similar to those of bees, consisting of a thin membrane, which doesn't offer much defense.
Even if it has acid-resistant genes, how much can a thin film really withstand?
The wings were corroded.
The flying ants immediately became unsteady on their feet.
Just as the flying ant was trying its best to stabilize its flight altitude and escape, several more jets of formic acid sprayed over.
This time there's really no way to save them; the wings have been corroded too much and are completely unusable.
The flying ant immediately fell to the ground.
The red ants on the ground immediately swarmed over. Outnumbered, six red ants bit the flying ant's six legs, and another one bit the flying ant's neck, killing it instantly.
They didn't even have the slightest strength to resist.
When Zhao Zian saw the image of the flying ants go black, he knew in his heart that the flying ants had died.
In the real world, red imported fire ants are invasive ants.
They have almost no natural enemies, are extremely aggressive, and can cause great trouble for both animals and humans.
Normally, ants will run away when they see large creatures, but red imported fire ants are different.
It really dares to bite when it sees a person.
It's also incredibly painful and causes severe damage; many animals have been killed by it.
It also contains formic acid, so it often bites the enemy first to create a wound, and then sprays formic acid into the wound.
Who could stand this? Acid spraying from a wound—1+1 is far greater than 2, the damage multiplies several times over.
Red imported fire ants are not very large under normal circumstances; in the real world, worker ants are only three or four millimeters long.
The soldier ants doubled in size, to six or seven millimeters.
Among the many ants, they are not particularly large.
However, its combat power is top-notch. With a spray of formic acid, it first disrupts the enemy's formation, and then it goes up to bite, with a very strong bite force.
Furthermore, formic acid has a very strong odor, which is noticeable when other ants are attacked by red imported fire ants.
Often, a single spray of formic acid would terrify the enemy ants, causing them to scatter in all directions and completely unable to mount an effective resistance.
The black ants that are Zhao Zi'an's followers are based on the big-headed ant.
Among ants in nature, they are relatively strong in combat, but they would be completely outmatched by red imported fire ants.
But now...
Ants that have undergone enhancement are absolutely among the best of their kind.
These red imported fire ants have also been enhanced to a certain extent. The soldier ants are all about one centimeter in size, which is much larger than those in the real world. Some strong soldier ants can reach 1.1 or 1.2 centimeters.
There were many worker ants following behind the soldier ants, numbering in the tens of thousands.
There are many red imported fire ants near the nest, but they are scattered quite far apart, and some are not visible in the distance.
Because they are not his own followers, there is no divine perspective to count the number, and once they are dispersed, Zhao Zian is not quite sure how many there are exactly.
However, Zhao Zian was still hesitant to easily engage in conflict with them.
In terms of size, the big-headed ant absolutely crushes these red imported fire ants.
However, combat effectiveness cannot be judged solely by physical size.
In the real world, many ants will run away as soon as they see this red ant, and they won't even dare to fight it. This fear is simply ingrained in their bones.
He wasn't sure if his big-headed ants would experience the same thing.
Moreover, this area is quite chaotic, with many other races.
This gave Zhao Zian room to maneuver.
After all, Zhao Zian had always been thinking about the function of spraying formic acid.
Not to mention, one of our scout soldiers was killed by the fire ants.
Ignoring the red ants for now, Zhao Zian concealed the entrance to the ant nest more thoroughly and continued to probe the surrounding area for other information.
He also found some hornworms and native black ants.
The native black ant is an evolved version of the native small black ant that was first discovered.
They are larger than native black ants.
The second queen of the local black ants is still the second-ranked queen ant.
However, all of Xiao Er's men had already been killed.
Xiao Er has now become the queen ant that produces big-headed ants.
But Xiao Er should still have some native ant blood, right? Otherwise, let it recognize a relative.
Never mind.
Even ants of the same species will fight each other if their scents are unfamiliar.
Zhao Zian abandoned the idea in his mind.
The flying ants continued to hover in the sky.
The black ants and hornworms started fighting.
Black ants do not seem to have soldier ants; all of them are worker ants.
Some worker ants might be slightly larger and then be used as soldier ants.
The same goes for the Horned Bugs; they are all worker bugs, with not a single combat unit.
The horned beetles here are also larger than the ones Zhao Zian encountered at the beginning, with most of them being about one centimeter in size.
Therefore, when these two groups fight, they are evenly matched, with the losses being roughly equal.
Zhao Zian didn't know why they started fighting; he thought they were fighting over food.
The flying ant circled around a few times but saw nothing.
Maybe it's just for the sake of fighting?
Insects do have rather strange ways of thinking.
These two groups were fighting fiercely.
At this point, the red imported fire ants appeared.
Red imported fire ants don't actually have a fixed goal; they are simply attracted by the strong medicinal aroma. Many other creatures are also attracted here for the same reason.
Red imported fire ants wander around aimlessly, killing any weaker creatures they encounter and turning them into their food.
When faced with a tough opponent, they will try to bite it a couple of times, and if they really can't win, they will run away.
Black ants and horned beetles are exactly the kinds of prey that red imported fire ants can bully.
Then what are we waiting for?
The red imported fire ants pounced instantly, spraying formic acid everywhere and releasing incredibly violent pheromones, their sharp mouthparts reaping the lives of their enemies.
In a short time, the black ants and horned beetles suffered heavy losses.
However, being creatures from another world, they weren't entirely afraid to fight.
After some initial resistance, realizing they couldn't win, they immediately put aside their hatred and began to work together to resist the red imported fire ants' attack.
However, the results were minimal, as the red imported fire ants' offensive capabilities were simply too formidable.
In addition, since neither of these groups has acid-resistant armor, acetic acid has a significant impact on them.
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