patrickhadfield , 2 days ago Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/02/ants-emergency-amputations-injured-nest-mates-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/02/ants-emergency-amputations-injured-nest-mates-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
patrickhadfield OP , 2 days ago @futurebird I presume you've seen this - but in case you haven't - wow!
@futurebird I presume you've seen this - but in case you haven't - wow!
futurebird , 2 days ago @patrickhadfield I have a video of harvester ants doing something similar, only they are basically performing a kind of surgery on a pupae with a problem with one of her legs: https://futurebird.tumblr.com/post/740712586061955072/she-was-easy-to-spot-since-her-one-back-leg
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I have a video of harvester ants doing something similar, only they are basically performing a kind of surgery on a pupae with a problem with one of her legs:
https://futurebird.tumblr.com/post/740712586061955072/she-was-easy-to-spot-since-her-one-back-leg