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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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Do ants communicate imminent danger warnings to each other?

If someone were to continually stomp on a trail of ants in the same location, why is it that the ants keep taking that line towards danger? It seems like they scatter at the last moment, but more continue to follow the scent trail.
gpt
Finally, someone asks an ant question.

Ok, so Ants actually communicate in multiple ways, chemical, audio, visual, and tactile. Yes, they tell about imminent danger, hence why things like fire ants will swarm someone stepping on their nest. 

I could go on for a few hours about ants, but that's thd basics for your question.

Edit: so, to dorectly address OPs question, the ants will continue to follow the chemical trail that is laid. If there is danger present, they will alert each other in various ways. One, is when they die. Ants release oleic acid when they die, along with a few other chemicals that are individual to each species. The oleic acid tells the living ants where the dead one is, and the other chemicals can cause them to go into an offensive/defensive frenzy, attacking things. So, while they still follow a trail, they know what is around, and a good portion will stop at the death sites to investigate or attack.