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Ants are smarter than Joe Biden

DB Cooper

Posted 8:11 am, 07/03/2024

Ants perform life saving operations - the only animal other than humans known to do so.

Florida ants perform amputations and clean wounds to prevent the spread of infection, scientists discover.

Ants in Florida perform life-saving surgery on their peers, scientists have discovered. They are only the second animal in the world known to do this - along with humans.

The researchers found that Florida carpenter ants (Camponotus floridanus) identify limb wounds on their nestmates, then treat them with either cleaning or amputation.

https://www.livescience.com...3cf6850443

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