SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Question
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Acetic acid
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Lactic acid
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Formic acid
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Hydrochloric acid
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sting of an ant contains formic acid. When an ant bites it injects the acidic liquid into the skin. Formic acid is the common name for methanoic acid (HCOOH).
Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Methanoic acid is present in ant sting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wood ants are also chemical factories. They produce large quantities of formic acid in their venom gland, which they spray at prey and enemies (Blum, 1992; Morgan, 2008).
Detailed explanation-4: -During an ant bite, the ant will grab your skin with its pinchers and release a chemical called formic acid into your skin. Some people are allergic to formic acid and could experience an allergic reaction from the ant bite. Some ants will sting and inject venom into your skin. Ant stings can be very painful.
Detailed explanation-5: -It is also found in the stings and bites of many insects, including bees and ants, which use it as a chemical defence mechanism. When the ant contracts its poison gland, the formic acid stored in this gland passes in the sting and is propelled out in jets (up to a distance of one metre in some species!)