'Paramedic' Ants Are the First to Rescue and Heal Their Wounded Comrades - 1
Publicado 15 feb 2018, 16:53 GMT-2
The ant in the middle has termite soldiers clinging to its head and hind leg during a raid.
Fotografía de Erik Frank, Julius Maximilians Universitat WurzburgResearchers observed ants’ raid on termites in the lab by placing the termites in a mound of...
Fotografía de Erik Frank, Julius Maximilians Universitat WurzburgThis fresh wound on this ant’s would likely be cared for by a healthy ant back in the nest.
Fotografía de Erik Frank, Julius Maximilians Universitat WurzburgThe end of a different ant’s injured limb has formed a whitish crust sealing off its wound.
Fotografía de Erik Frank, Julius Maximilians Universitat Wurzburg