- Carpenter ant doctors amputate legs to save friends, scientists found | The ants’ sophisticated amputation of nestmates’ limbs is a unique phenomenon in the animal kingdom, driven by innate behavior rather than learning. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00805-4 3 comments science
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- Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows | Animal behaviour | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/02/ants-emergency-amputations-injured-nest-mates-study 106 comments
- Ants perform life saving operations — the only animal other than humans known to do so | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/ants-perform-life-saving-operations-the-only-animal-other-than-humans-known-to-do-so 1 comment
- Call the ant doctor: Amputation gives injured ants a leg up on infections | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/call-the-ant-doctor-amputation-gives-injured-ants-a-leg-up-on-infections/ 0 comments