Here's What Crows Taking Ant Baths, Or 'Anting,' Looks Like Canadian photographer Tony Austin captured a crow in the process of "anting" — spreading ants on itself on purpose.

In response to Austin's post, an answer soon came: the crow was merely "anting" — spreading ants on their feathers and wings. The practice has long been documented, but it's not entirely understood.

Photographer Captures Crow Taking an ‘Ant Bath’ Over 200 bird species partake in ‘anting,’ but so far, the behavior is poorly understood. Theresa Machemer - Correspondent.

Canadian photographer Tony Austin captured a crow in the process of "anting" — spreading ants on itself on purpose. At first, he confesses, he had no idea what he was looking at.