TIL ants will refuse “medical” help from their colony if they know they are mortally wounded. Rather than waste the colony’s resources and energy on futile rehabilitation, the wounded ant flails its legs forcing help to abandon them.
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Submitted June 27, 2018 at 08:19AM by Lurk-Shadewalker https://ift.tt/2tFG8Hn
Submitted June 27, 2018 at 08:19AM by Lurk-Shadewalker https://ift.tt/2tFG8Hn
TIL ants will refuse “medical” help from their colony if they know they are mortally wounded. Rather than waste the colony’s resources and energy on futile rehabilitation, the wounded ant flails its legs forcing help to abandon them.
![TIL ants will refuse “medical” help from their colony if they know they are mortally wounded. Rather than waste the colony’s resources and energy on futile rehabilitation, the wounded ant flails its legs forcing help to abandon them.]()
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