Passive Anting - when the birds allow the ants to crawl all over them, Active Anting - birds grab ants with their beak and rub it thought their feathers, formic acid - a chemical ants have in their bodies to protect or defend themselves, molt - to shed old feathers/skin, mites - tiny eight-legged creature that feeds on the blood of animals, theory - a possible explanation ,

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