Amusingly, the ants don't make the toxin themselves, either. At least, current theory is they don't. There's some suspicion there's a family of plants out there in the rain forest (there are some suggestions but no firm confirmations) that are providing a whole food chain with defensive toxins.
That IS interesting! I didn't know that, either! Many insects become specialists on plants that other organisms may not be able to prey upon because of their various defenses, so this is certainly not far off.
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