Ant bite

Many ants produce formic acid that they use in biting or stinging.The acid is part of why an ant bite hurts. In the rain forests of Peru, researchers have discovered ants that use formic acid to "garden. The lemon ants that live there prefer the lemon ant tree because the leaves have hollow stems that provide nest sites for the ants. The ants make sure there are lots of lemon ant trees.They inject formic acid into the leaves of all the plants in an area except the lemon ant tree.The acid causes the leaves to turn brown and fall off in about five days.The lemon ants "gardening method makes sure their favorite tree gets lots of sunlight. 

Since the pain from an ant bite comes from an acid, it can be neutralized by a weak base to reduce the pain. Which do you think might help make an ant bite feel better, vinegar or baking soda ... 

It was first isolated from ants and takes its name from the Latin word for ant, formic a. An ant bite injects a small amount of formic acid into the victim, accounting for the... 

Unlabeled Uses Fire and ant bites, scabies, urethritis, vaginal malodor, vasectomy, wounds... 

The use of chemicals to dispatch enemies is not the sole prerogative of humans. Animals and plants have also adopted what is known as chemical warfare. Both animals and plants, as well as bacteria and fungi, can produce and contain some of the deadliest chemicals for the purpose of discouraging a predator or killing a potential meal. We come across such poisons in our everyday hves in the form of ant bites and wasp, bee, and nettle stings. In some countries the indigenous plants and animals may be especially hazardous, as we shall discover in Chapter 6. 

All the substances that cause these unpleasant and possibly lethal effects are chemicals, albeit manufactured by a plant, micro-organism, or animal. They may be simple irritant chemicals such as the formic acid in ant bites (formica is the Latin for ant), or complex protein molecules such as is found in bee venom. Proteins are relatively large molecules, one of the main building blocks of the body and also the main component of enzymes (biological catalysts). The venom of animals such as snakes often contains enzymes which degrade flesh. Mushrooms and toadstools are another source of poisonous chemicals, for example the Death Cap mushroom found in Britain which can be lethal if eaten. 

Natural First Aid Herbal Treatments for Ailments and Injuries Emergency Preparedness Wilderness Safety, by Brigitte Mars. Also in Storey s Medicinal Herb Guide series, this book offers quick, effective, and natural first aid suggestions for everything from ant bites to wounds. Include recipes for simple home remedies and recommends for a stocking a first aid kit for home or travel. 144 pages. Paperback. ISBN 1-58017-147-8. 

The sting from some ant bites is due to formic acid, HCOOH. When 0.10 moles of formic acid are dissolved in enough water to make 1.00 liter of solution, the... 

Many carboxylic acids are found in nature. For example, the simplest carboxylic acid is methanoic acid, HCOOH. This is the irritating chemical produced in red ant bites. Its common name, formic acid, comes from the Latin name for ant, formica . Others include the following ... 

Formic acid, isolated in 1670, is the irritant in ant bites. The structure of formic acid is... 

When chemistiy was a young science, it was possible fcff practitioners to memorize the names of the relatively small number of known compounds. Often a compound s name was derived from its physical appearance, properties, origin, or application— fcff example, milk of magnesia, laughing gas, formic acid (formica is the Latin word for ant, and formic acid is the compound responsible for the sting of an ant bite), and baking soda. 

The strongest carboxyhc acid is formic acid, H-COOH. Formic acid is released when red ants bite and when nettles are touched, and is the source of the strong irritation people feel. In fact, formic acid is so closely associated with ants that the Latin word for ant is the origin... 

Formic acid is responsible for the sting of ant bites. By mass, formic acid is 26.10% C, 4.38% H, and 69.52% O. The molar mass of formic acid is 46.02 g/mol. Find the molecular formula of formic acid and draw its Lewis structure. 

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