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anting

(ˈæntɪŋ)
n
(Zoology) the placing or rubbing of ants by birds on their feathers. The body fluids of the ants are thought to repel parasites
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As soon as the SAIC VOLKSWAGEN plant in Anting and FAW-Volkswagen plant in Foshan start producing MEB-based vehicles next year, the production capacity alone will be around 600,000 purely electric vehicles per year.
Volkswagen's factory in Anting, Shanghai is a joint venture between Volkswagen and SAIC.
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It also plans to add EV production to faciities in Anting and Foshan in China next year and in Emden and Hanover, Germany by 2022.
Volkswagen will also add EV-production at facilities in Anting and Foshan, in China, in 2020, and in the German cities of Emden and Hanover by 2022.
The location offers convenient access to the F1 Shanghai International Circuit, Anting International Automobile City and Jiading Industry Zone.
Then, Quammen shares with us an article from the Journal of Zoology titled "Anting and the Problem of Self-Stimulation." When anting, birds, especially crows, either rub themselves with squished ants or lie on the ground and let ants crawl all over them.
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The following major instruments were used: stereotactic frame (RWD68002, Shenzhen RWD Life Science, Shenzhen, China), Morris water maze (built in-house by Guangxi Medical University), microsyringe (Shanghai Anting Microsyringe Factory, Shanghai, China); and electronic balance (ML204, Mettler-Toledo, Shanghai, China).
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10 [micro]L and 1000 [micro]L microinjectors were purchased from Shanghai Anting Microsyringe Plant.