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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 02:28:01 AM
SCIENCE
Fire Ants Play Dead
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American biologists have found that young fire ants
pretend
to be dead when they are being attacked.
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The scientists discovered that -- by playing dead instead of fighting back -- the young fire ants were often able to survive.
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Other animals, such as mice and bison, pretend to be dead when they are being
threatened
.
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Words
to pretend
: to make believe.
to threaten
: to present a danger to.
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