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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2450495-ants-can-be-used-to-make-yogurt-and-now-we-know-how-it-works/
minus-square200ok@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoI’m sure my imagination is worse than reality, but I’m afraid to read the article and find out. I assume it’s either ant vomit, feces, or something that’s fermented… Possibly all three.
minus-squareaseriesoftubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-27 months agoIt’s not that bad. A traditional yogurt-making practice is to put a couple ants into some milk. The microorganisms and enzymes that the ants introduce helps kick off the fermentation of the milk, turning it into yogurt.
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I’m sure my imagination is worse than reality, but I’m afraid to read the article and find out.
I assume it’s either ant vomit, feces, or something that’s fermented… Possibly all three.
It’s not that bad. A traditional yogurt-making practice is to put a couple ants into some milk. The microorganisms and enzymes that the ants introduce helps kick off the fermentation of the milk, turning it into yogurt.
TIHI