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These Ants Perform Life-Saving Operations on Injured Nestmates, Similar to Humans
ScienceAlert· 4 days agoInfections are a major threat to animals, particularly in social species where the risk of...
Ants can amputate limbs to treat infected wounds of injured pals, researchers say
The Telegraph· 6 days agoScientists have documented ants resorting to selective and systematic life-saving amputation of legs to treat infected wounds in nestmates, the first-ever observations < ...
Ant surgeons: Florida carpenter ants perform life-saving amputations
The Hindu· 6 days ago"In this study, we describe for the first time how a non-human animal uses amputations on another individual to save their life," said entomologist Erik Frank of the