Ant carries out life-saving amputation on injured nest mate

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Ant carries out life-saving amputation on injured nest mate

Scientists say their discovery is the first example of a non-human animal carrying out life-saving amputations, with an ant removing a limb and cleaning and licking the leg wounds of a nest made to prevent the onset or spread of infection

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Date: July 2, 2024