Carpenter Ants Save their Nestmates’ lives by Amputating their Injured Legs, Study Reveals

Humans aren’t the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed engaging in life-saving limb removal of their nestmates based on the location of their injuries, a new study reveals. Researchers found that 90% to 95% of ants that underwent these amputations survived and continued their duties in…

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