genetic freak super ants
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 9:26 pm
Hey folks, I recently read a research article titled:
Morphine addiction in ants: a new model for self-administration and neurochemical analysis
in which researchers at the University of Scranton got a colony of ants addicted to morphine.
In the same research article, they reference another article titled:
Effects of cocaine on honey bee dance behaviour
Which shows that bees on cocaine overvalue the flowers they collect nectar from. I think ants may display similar neurological responses to cocaine or other drugs.
I would like to know if there are any drugs or hormones specific to ant physiology that would induce something like heightened growth or increased aggression. Ideally, this would be something like steroids or growth hormones. I want to synthesize ant-roids and introduce moderate doses, along with an addictive substance like nicotine, to a colony of exotic ants, ideally something like trap-jaw or driver ants. My aim is to create a colony of roided-out killer ants for the purpose of ridding my house of a rat infestation.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Morphine addiction in ants: a new model for self-administration and neurochemical analysis
in which researchers at the University of Scranton got a colony of ants addicted to morphine.
In the same research article, they reference another article titled:
Effects of cocaine on honey bee dance behaviour
Which shows that bees on cocaine overvalue the flowers they collect nectar from. I think ants may display similar neurological responses to cocaine or other drugs.
I would like to know if there are any drugs or hormones specific to ant physiology that would induce something like heightened growth or increased aggression. Ideally, this would be something like steroids or growth hormones. I want to synthesize ant-roids and introduce moderate doses, along with an addictive substance like nicotine, to a colony of exotic ants, ideally something like trap-jaw or driver ants. My aim is to create a colony of roided-out killer ants for the purpose of ridding my house of a rat infestation.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.