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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica
Tue, 07/02/2024 - 8:00am

Enlarge / Scientists have observed wound care and selective amputation in Florida carpenter ants. (credit: Danny Buffat/CC BY-SA) Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) selectively treat the wounded limbs of their fellow ants, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology. Depending on the location of the injury, the ants either lick the wounds to clean them or chew off the affected limb to keep infection from spreading.

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    07/2/2024 - 4:00 am | View Link
  • Call the ant doctor: Amputation gives injured ants a leg up on infections
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