Why Ants Damage Seeds Before Storing Them

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Have you ever wondered how the seeds collected by insects or ants do not grow inside their burrows or houses? Because if we put grains or seeds in a moist place at home, not all seeds grow, but at least 10 out of 100 seeds or grains usually start growing.

Just look at grains like wheat, grams, peanuts, and many other seeds. Sometimes they grow without even sowing them in the ground. If they get a suitable environment or moisture at a specific time, they start growing by themselves.

So have you ever wondered why these seeds do not grow inside the burrows or houses of ants? This could be surprising, because most people never think about how this does not happen.

Ants are known for carrying loads heavier than their own body weight, and they are famous for this quality. Many people even get motivation from ants by seeing how they carry such heavy weights.

You may have also noticed that ant burrows are always very active. Ants keep moving continuously. They carry food all the time and store it in their homes. They collect seeds and grains and store them for a long time.

Ants put seeds and grains inside the ground. Farmers also sow seeds in the soil, and after a few weeks, the seeds start growing by themselves. So the question is, why do seeds that are stored underground by ants not grow inside their burrows?

Seeds are naturally designed in such a way that after a specific period, if they get enough moisture and a suitable environment, they start sprouting. This happens with almost all kinds of seeds. However, you never notice seeds growing inside ant burrows.

This happens because of the intelligent and scientific behavior of ants. Ants crack or slightly damage the seeds and grains intentionally. Because of this damage, the seeds lose their ability to sprout.

You might think that this damage happens accidentally because ants bite the seeds. But ants do this intentionally so that the seeds cannot grow inside their burrows.

If this damage were accidental, ants would never risk carrying their eggs from one place to another. Ants carefully transport their eggs from one burrow to another during seasonal changes or environmental shifts. They do this with great care to protect the eggs.

This clearly shows that ants are very precise and intentional in their actions. They would never risk damaging their eggs accidentally. They store eggs in safe places to ensure their survival.

Nature has designed ants in such a way that they instinctively know how to collect food, store it, and protect their homes. No one teaches them how to do this. It is their natural behavior.

Breaking or damaging seeds so that they do not sprout inside their burrows is a pre-planned and instinctive behavior of ants. This prevents seeds from growing inside their homes and damaging their living space.

    Vishwajeet Rathia
    I have completed my Master's degree in Zoology and I like exploring new information about animals. Apart from human there are a lot of living beings so I try to introduce something informative about living beings (animals).

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