Ants Perform Amputations to Save Their Nestmates

When sepsis results in gangrene, amputation is often necessary to save life. It prevents the spread of infection and the ...
Miami Herald

‘World’s most punk rock ant’ — and its golden ‘mohawk’ — spotted in Australia. See it

Researchers found Camponotus thadeus, the “punk ant,” on a mountain and took the first live photographs of the insect. Photo shows a representative area of Queensland. Photo from Donovan Simpkin via ...
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Carpenter ants amputate the legs of their nestmates to save their lives, study says

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Ants perform teeny tiny operations to save their injured comrades

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An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters

Saving lives through surgery is no longer exclusive to humans. Scientists now detail how Florida carpenter ants, a common, brown species native to its namesake, selectively treat the wounded limbs of ...
New Scientist

Honey made by ants could treat some bacterial and fungal infections

Honey produced by a type of ant in Australia has antimicrobial properties that could one day lead to new treatments against some bacterial and fungal infections. Australian honeypot ants (Camponotus ...
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Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each

A Chinese national was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport carrying 5,000 giant queen ants - Messor cephalotes, a species prized in the exotic pet trade at $220 per ant. The ants ...