The army of black-headed stinky ants rolls in like waves and floods.
Compared with the black-headed stinky ant warriors swarming on the ground, the reinforcements of the pavement ant warriors pouring out from the narrow entrance and exit of the nest are obviously slightly slower.
Perhaps aware of this, the pavement ant warriors who had already arrived on the ground did not directly launch a counterattack under the constraints of their commanders. Instead, they established a tight formation outside the entrance and exit of the nest to cover the continued arrival of the large forces.
Tight combat formations, strict organizational discipline and a fearless fighting style are the common characteristics of the pavement ant and big-headed ant armies. As for whether the similarities between the two races have learned from each other in long-term combat, There is currently no basis for this.
Relying on this fighting style, pavement ants and big-headed ants rarely encountered opponents on both sides of the river, and each became the overlord of their respective regions.
The vast majority of indigenous ants, whether they are Japanese black ants or hunter ants, are limited to the size of a single colony and do not have such a tight organization. Their fighting method still remains in a simple group mode.
On the contrary, the black-headed sour ants have a large population and have developed their own set of tactics based on their own characteristics.
Facing the waiting army of pavement ants, the black-headed sour ants did not rush to attack rashly. The purpose of their trip was not to fight to the death, and if they got into a fight, their size would be at a disadvantage.
I saw that when the black-headed ants were about to approach the front line of the paving ants, they began to form a formation. The soldiers in the front row separated to the left and right, like a pair of arms extending, and spread out to pave the way with a relatively thin front line. Surrounded by an army of ants.
From the perspective of the protagonist in the air, the formation of the black-headed stinky ants is very thin, and the paving ant army can easily tear open the hole as long as it prevents a counterattack.
However, the pavement ant commander on the ground did not have this kind of vision. He could only see the endless army of black-headed stinky ants coming in, occupying the entire line of sight, and completing the encirclement of his own army.
Although this seemingly "disparate" comparison of forces was not enough to panic the battle-hardened pavement ant warriors, the commanders wanted to be conservative and buy enough time for the reinforcements of the nest ants. They chose to stay put.
Such a reaction plays into the hands of the black-headed ant army. After completing the encirclement, the black-headed ant army has about twice the numerical advantage over the current pavement ant army on the ground. However, the army of paving ants continued to emerge from the ground, filling the vacancies behind the formation.
The black-headed stinky ant army began to move forward, and soon approached the line of the paving ant army.
The protagonist began to lower the flying altitude, wanting to witness the battle up close and collect as much information as possible on the battle between both sides (especially the black-headed ants).
The black-headed sour ants stopped moving not far from the pavement ant army's front line, and the worker ants began to adjust their bodies and face the pavement ants sideways.
Then, countless water lines began to shoot out from the front of the black-headed stinky ant army.
This is the first row of black-headed ants shooting at the enemy in front of them. They shoot the secretions from their glands hard towards the front line of the pavement ants.
When these secretions splash onto the pavement ants' carapace or the ground, a burst of white smoke will instantly rise. Even the protagonist in the deep air soon smelled a strong sour smell.
This is the smell of formic acid secreted by black-headed sour ants.
Formic acid, also called formic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid. It is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It is highly acidic and corrosive. Found in the secretions of bees, some ants and caterpillars.
High concentrations of formic acid are also harmful to humans, not to mention ants.
Those pavement ant warriors who were directly shot began to struggle in pain, and their fragile tentacles and joints were eroded by severe pain. This made them roll in place, but they were contaminated with more formic acid on the ground. .
Under this attack, the frontline pavement ant warriors almost collapsed, and the few pavement ants that were not seriously injured were at a loss and didn't know what to do.
At this time, the second wave of black-headed sour ant attacks also followed. The second line of black-headed sour ant warriors stepped forward and sprayed formic acid again.
The soldiers on the front line had exhausted the formic acid reserves in their glands and began to retreat. They spread out, looked for nearby aphids, and began to suck honeydew.
After encountering the second and third attacks, the originally tight line of the paving ant army was immediately on the verge of collapse, and countless paving ant warriors were injured by formic acid. Although most of them were minor injuries, they had shaken the entire front.
Under the threat of formic acid, the commander of the Pavement Ant Army had to order a retreat. The Pavement Ant soldiers who were still able to move went underground, preparing to use the terrain to resist the powerful enemy.
However, the black-headed stink ants do not intend to attack the secondary nest directly.
After the pavement ant army retreated, the black-headed ant army began to advance. They approached the entrance and exit of the sub-nest, and then divided into small groups and continuously sprayed formic acid at the entrance and exit in turns to prevent the pavement ant warriors from rushing out again.
In the previous brief battle, about a thousand pavement ant warriors were hit by formic acid, but most of them were slightly injured and had already retreated underground with the main force. As long as they rest for a few days, these lightly wounded people will recover.
Only two to three hundred seriously injured people were abandoned on the ground, some were dying, and many were still struggling.
The black-headed ant warriors were not afraid of the soil contaminated by formic acid. They gathered into small teams and massacred the pavement ant warriors who were unable to resist, and then carried away the bodies.
Subsequently, the black-headed stink ant warriors, who had no more formic acid, began to search for any food nearby: aphids, honeydew, ant corpses or other prey.
They used a short period of time to loot dozens of square meters of food around them. They even fished in the marsh, and the aphids and scale insects that had sucked up the honeydew were mercilessly killed for meat.
This is the main purpose of their trip - to loot the food resources of this pavement ant nest.
Black-headed ants rarely do this in the past. Pavement ants are not easy opponents. Once the opponent organizes an army to encircle and suppress them, the disadvantaged black-headed ant warriors will easily fail. The formic acid they rely on is limited. It takes a while to regenerate after a battle.
However, the recent food shortage has forced the black-headed ants to continue migrating in search of destinations with more food.
In the face of hunger, no ant, including the overlord pavement ant, can deter the progress of the black-headed sour ant.
At this time, despite their precautions, the black-headed stink ants were quickly counterattacked by the paving ant army.
