Autothysis (from the Greek roots autos-αὐτός "self" and thysia θυσία "sacrifice") or suicidal altruism is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of …

Apr 20, 2018 · As Hannah Ellis-Peterson points out in the Guardian, the ants’ suicidal altruism, formally known as autothysis, is not unheard of among insect species that live in large …

Nov 17, 2014 · Autothysis means to explode yourself, and not the wimpy way with some device or chemical. Animals that practice autothysis — and they are all insects — rupture their own …

Autothysis. Autothysis refers to the spontaneous, internal, and fatal rupturing of a sac that releases a noxious or caustic substance externally, which evolved mostly to deter other …

Apr 19, 2018 · However, defensively rupturing one's own body — a process called autothysis, from the Greek words for "self" and "sacrifice" — is somewhat more unusual, and is known …

Apr 20, 2018 · This weird, suicidal behavior is called autothysis, and the researchers behind this new ant study says their plan is to continue to study the phenomenon in other exploding ants …

Mar 6, 2020 · What is known about the autothysis behavior of exploding ants is that they use it to kill a foe during a single combat. The ant wraps around itself to its enemy to make sure that …

Autothysis or suicidal altruism is the process where an animal destroys itself via an internal rupturing or explosion of an organ which ruptures the skin. The term was proposed by Ulrich...

autothysis (uncountable) A process by which an animal destroys itself via internal rupture or explosion of an organ.

Dec 15, 2016 · This self-defense mechanism was named autothysis by researchers Maschwitz and Maschwitz. The technique is common to other species of carpenter ants, as well as some …