Patriotic ants, beyond duty
Patriotic ants, beyond duty
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It was observed a fascinating behavior in a species of ant, they apply medical treatments to their companions in the battlefields.
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It is about the Matabele ants, a species dedicated almost exclusively to war, has scouts that look for the weak points of the termites, and then return with an army of 600 ants to loot their nest.
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We already knew this but what has been discovered is that they are the only insects that give medical care to their comrades wounded in combat as shown in the gifs above, suck the wounds of the others to give them a treatment and transport them to the falls to the nest so that they recover.
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But the thing goes further, those who are too injured not only do not ask for assistance, but prevent others from helping, because above all is the welfare of the colony and this species prefers to avoid the expense of transporting ants whose destination is death.
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A fascinating example of how for evolution, what is important is not the individual, but the species; this is a sample of the complexes that can become systems formed by seemingly insignificant individuals.
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Wow ketnye paryee duty ha
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