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haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

Ants recognise infected wounds and treat them with antibiotics

www.uni-wuerzburg.de

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Ants recognise infected wounds and treat them with antibiotics

www.uni-wuerzburg.de

haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago
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Ants Recognise Infected Wounds and Treat Them
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The African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognise when the wounds become infected and initiate antibiotic treatment.

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  • MrTrono@lemmy.world
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    Ants don’t even get sick they have ant-y-bodies

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    I see what they did there…

    ANTibiotics!

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    This is genuinely the most amazing news I’ve heard in a while. Ants perform medicine… ?? 🤯

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