On-Fire Ant

The on-fire ant (Vestibulum formica) is an ant that is always on fire. The ant has chemical glands in its body that mix at birth, and create a fire. The ant is highly flammable. They are known to live in small anthills known as volcanos.

Behaviour and Lifestyle
The most important job in the ants' social system are the onfirefighter ants. It is their job to make sure their anthill doesn't burn down. Their main predator is the fire-crested mantis shrimp.

Discovery
Terrence X. Pseudonym was in Brazil in the summer of 2002. He was walking along the banks of the Amazon River when he accidentally stepped on a volcano. The fire completely incinerated his shoe and seriously burnt his foot. He had to complete the rest of his trip without a shoe.

Domestication
Terrence X. Pseudonym later returned to Brazil to capture some ants. He used a shovel to unearth the volcano, and grabbed 17 ants with his bare hand. He then took them back to his home in Fargo, North Dakota and used them as his oven as he was too cheap to pay for an kitchen supplies.

Quotations
"I discovered the on fire ant when I was in Brazil. I accidentally stepped on one of there anthills. It hurt. A lot. It is a bit like a (really) small volcano." -Terrence X. Pseudonym, the discoverer of the on fire ant