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Carpenter ants amputate the legs of their nestmates to save their lives, study says
CNN.com· 10 hours agoA Florida carpenter ant can be seen amputating the leg of another ant. Humans aren’t the only ones capable of performing amputations to save lives. Florida carpenter ants have been observed ...
Canned Baked Beans Have A Long History
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoCanned baked beans might be humble, but their history is complex. We're here to break it down for you, from wartime rationing to international success.
Open on July 4th: Retailers and airlines. Closed: Government, banks, stock market
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 20 hours agoThe Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental...
Peter Snow interview: ‘This will be the biggest election swing since 1945’
Daily Telegraph· 20 hours agoThe retired broadcaster and ‘King of the Swingometer’ on landslides, lacklustre leaders and the...
How George Washington Defeated Smallpox And Won America’s Independence
Forbes· 1 day agoIn a year when one presidential candidate endorses vaccines, another is ambivalent and a third is...
How did the Fourth of July originate and why do Americans celebrate it?
The Independent· 2 days agoAmericans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Thursday, Fourth of July – marking the...
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives
Reuters· 2 days agoLimb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of serious infection or disease ...
Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows
The Guardian· 2 days agoIt sounds like a scene from a Spielberg film: an injured worker undergoes an emergency amputation, performed by one of her colleagues, allowing her to live another day. While it is not the first ...
Ants amputate their nestmates’ limbs to save them from infection
New Scientist· 2 days agoMatabele ants (Megaponera analis), for example, can treat infections by secreting an antimicrobial...
Videos Show Ants Amputating Nest Mates’ Legs to Save Their Lives
New York Times· 2 days agoThe life of a Florida carpenter ant can be brutal. Combat can leave the ants with leg injuries. In the journal Current Biology, on Tuesday, researchers report that the ants bite off the injured limbs of their nest mates to prevent infection.
