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Chez les fourmis légionnaires, le venin sert aussi à digérer des proies

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durée : 00:04:47 - Avec sciences - par : Alexandra Delbot - Le venin des fourmis sert surtout à se défendre, mais avec 15 000 espèces dans le monde, les exceptions sont nombreuses. Une nouvelle étude montre que celui des fourmis légionnaires contient des enzymes digestives. Il permettrait de se nourrir sans avoir besoin de la prédigestion des larves. - invités : Axel Touchard Chercheur CNRS dans le laboratoire Ecologie des forêts de Guyane

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