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Anting

High Plains Public Radio | By Ruth Beasley
Published June 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM CDT

Anting is a bizarre inter-species ritual of birds and ants that results in a beneficial dose of formic acid for the birds. We explore why 200 different kinds of birds worldwide have been caught in the act of anting.
Ruth Beasley
Community: Tecumseh, OK
See stories by Ruth Beasley