amputations

Ants were observed performing limb amputations to save the lives of other ants

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Humans are no longer the only species on Earth that can perform surgery to save lives. A new study says that certain species of ants can not only detect injuries to colony members, but also decide whether amputation surgery is necessary to save that ant’s life. Unlike humans, ants don’t need to go to medical … Read more

Ants can perform life-saving amputations on their injured, study says

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Until the discovery of antibiotic drugs in the last century, doctors often performed amputations to save the life of a patient with an infected wound. But humans aren’t the only animals that perform these types of operations on each other. Scientists have discovered that a species of ant native to the southeastern United States also … Read more