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ArticleBody:Humans are not the only animal species that tries to heal wounds–or even perform amputations. Some carpenter ants appear to treat their nestmates with wound cleaning or removal of a limb and could even be tailoring the course of treatment depending on the type of injury. The findings are described in a study published July 2 in the journal Current Biology and observed in the video above.
Danny Buffat. Initially, it appeared that if tibia damage results in faster infections, amputating the full leg would be the most appropriate course of action. However, the team actually observed the opposite. The speed at which the ants can amputate a leg makes a difference and an ant-assisted amputation takes at least 40 minutes. With tibia injuries, the team’s experimental testing showed that if the leg was not immediately removed post-infection, the ant would die.
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