@down_the_ant_hill: Medic Ants Aid in Termite Wars! #mieren #ameisen #ant #ants #antsofinstagram #antsoftiktok #hormigas #fourmi #fourmis #naturephotography #naturelover #macroinsect #insects_macro #bugs #insect #queenant #insectsofinstagram #fauna #myrmecology #entomology #formicidae #antsofcanada #downtheanthill #canadianantshop #canadaantcolony #metabeleant #termites #warmedic #termite #analis #educational #science #antwar #naturalhealing Transcript: Ants war medics are recruiting and rehabilitating disabled soldiers to fight wars against termites. Metabele ants, Megaponera analis, specializes on siege warfare against their favourite food; termites. They recruit large foraging columns and surround termite nests before the raid begins. Large soldiers break destroy the concrete-like walls while small skirmishers enter to dispatch the guards. But termites put up a strong defense. Their guards mobilize to the break-in, killing some ants and dismembering others with their sharp jaws. But the ants can't afford to leave their wounded behind. Ant paramedics follow the raid home to pick up injured workers. Workers that need treatment roll around in pain, signaling that they need care. Some even pretend to limp in front of the doctor. Fatally injured soldiers refuse treatment. They sacrifice themselves so those who can fight another day can be treated first. The paramedic ants disinfect wounds with antibiotics and clean and feed the injured. It's a powerful strategy, nearly a quarter of their armies are made of amputees, and the medics ensure that the strongest soldiers can fight another day.

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