Spewers of formic acid (4)

I believe the answer is:

ants

(Other definitions for ants that I've seen before include "workers found returning" , "Industrious insects" , "Busy little insects" , "They live in a formicary" , "Inhabitants of a formicary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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