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Posted By infuseeker 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & TechnologyYes, they do play dead, but not to avoid bear attack. We play dead to avoid bear attacks. Fire ants do it to avoid attacks from other ants. A recent study found that young fire ants, when in danger, would curl up and play dead to trick the attackers.
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