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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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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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