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Florida carpenter ants can perform life-saving amputations on their wounded nestmates to prevent infections and increase survival rates.
This is the first recorded example of a nonhuman animal amputating a fellow member of its species to save its life.
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🔗https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/07/03/carpenter-ant-study-amputation-wounded/

Ants can perform life-saving amputations on their wounded, study says
Scientists say the study on Florida Carpenter ants is the first recorded example of a nonhuman animal amputating a fellow member of its species to save its life.
The Washington Post
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