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Loneliness is a significant health risk for people. Paul Hetzler shows it’s not so great for animals, either.
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Loneliness is a significant health risk for people. Paul Hetzler shows it’s not so great for animals, either.
Researchers have discovered that ants are impressively able to distinguish between infected and non-infected wounds.
A new paper published Friday describes how a specific species of ants not only create their own antibiotics, but also identify infected wounds from sterile ones, a skill rarely seen in the animal or insect kingdom.
Researchers have found that Matabele ants possess an advanced healthcare system that has never been witnessed in the animal kingdom.
The African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognise when the wounds become infected and initiate antibiotic treatment.