Urine discovered as a nutrient substitute for ants and other insects
Fewed by - Muzammil Zafar
Researchers have discovered that insects crave the urine of people, kangaroos and other animals, even more so than sugar water, for its urea content, a compound containing nitrogen which is used to build proteins. This discovery occurred when Sophie Petit, a wildlife ecologist camping on South Australia's Kangaroo Island, noticed some sugar ants scrounging around a spot in the sand where she had urinated a couple of hours earlier.
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Fri Dec 27
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