Love 'madness' lover is about to die

According to researcher Walter Tschinkel at Florida State University (USA), 'in terms of natural law, queen ants are not dead yet, and it is certain that the chemical signals it sends are still very strong'.

Video: Male ants try to mate with queen ants being eaten by spiders

The Slovakian wildlife photographer, Adrián Skippy Purkart, shot a video of the mating of male ants with a queen ant being eaten by a crab spider.

This ant species has the scientific name Prenolepis nitens , also known as 'false ants' or 'winter ants' . This is one of the rarest ants in Europe.

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For the male ants of this species, chemical signals are so strong that they do not pay attention to the death of their children, or even the appearance of the predator right there.

According to researcher Rob Dunn at the University of North Carolina (USA), most of the male ants die without being mated, so trying to "love" the dying god ants doesn't make them waste more time than usual. .

Tschinkel, a researcher, told LiveScience : ' Insect intercourse is easy thanks to simple signals. In many insects, including ants, chemicals are the main stimulus to attract males to mating. '