Ryusei the Morning Star Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/02/14/ants-armies-use-human-style-battlefield-medicine-treat-others/ Ant armies employ a system of battlefield evacuation and emergency medicine similar to that used by humans, researchers have discovered. Groundbreaking new observations of mass raids on termite colonies revealed the open wounds of injured ants are swiftly tended to by comrades in a bid to save them for future attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkaterTheDJWolf Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Also worth mentioning is that they don't heal ants who have lost too many legs to be of any use to the colony anymore. Nature is pragmatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Still better healthcare than America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkaterTheDJWolf Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Still better healthcare than America. OHHHHHHHHHH OHHH OHHHH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Going back to the topic at hand, is there a list of species of ant known to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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