Close up of Florida carpenter ants' red face with grey eyes Last year an ant species was caught using antibiotics – now, another has been observed performing amputations. Researchers have just ...

Some ants herd aphids. Some farm fungi. And now, scientists have realized that when an ant injures its leg, it sometimes will turn to a buddy to... Like humans, these ants can perform leg amputations ...

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Humans are no longer the only species on Earth that can perform surgery to save lives. A new study says that certain species of ants can not only detect injuries in colony members but also decide ...

Deep inside an ant nest, some of the youngest members are primed to die for the group. When infection strikes, these baby ...

(CNN) — Humans aren’t the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed biting off the injured limbs of nestmates, depending on the location of ...