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Curr Biol July 2024 PMID 38959879

Wound-dependent leg amputations to combat infections in an ant society.

Erik T Frank, Dany Buffat, Joanito Liberti, Lazzat Aibekova, Evan P Economo, Laurent Keller

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The overall tone reflects fascination with the discovery that ants perform leg amputations to prevent infection, exemplified by phrases like 'ants perform thoughtful surgery' and references to biological success over millions of years. Words like 'cool' and 'thoughtful' convey excitement and curiosity, and the posts consistently highlight both the novelty and potential implications of this behavior.

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Most discussions acknowledge the novelty and relevance of ants using targeted amputations as a defense against infections, supporting a generally positive view of the research.

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Several discussions delve into detailed observations and hypotheses, such as mentions of animals performing 'thoughtful surgery' and the potential for these findings to influence biomedical approaches.

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  • Ants in the Camponotus floridanus species use leg amputations as a way to fight infections, especially when they lack antimicrobial secretions from their metapleural glands.
  • When an ant's femur is injured, nestmates often amputate the leg at the base, which helps improve the injured ant's survival chances by stopping infection spread; this does not happen if the injury is further down the leg (like the tibia).
  • The study shows that ants can adapt their wound care depending on where the injury occurs, and femur injuries are particularly effective because they cut off hemolymph flow, reducing infection risk and allowing time for the ants to perform amputations.]
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Chris Aiken, MD
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Ants perform thoughtful #surgery on each other, amputating injured legs: https://t.co/ilCUISnb7J They have a treatment algorithm, amputating some injuries, but treating others with wound care (including antibiotics from a special gland), to maximize survival. #medicine #insect https://t.co/xmpBHhatha

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This is so cool. There are many cases of animals using medicines, but now we know animals may also use amputation to avoid infections! Wound-dependent leg amputations to combat infections in an ant society: Current Biology https://t.co/OEUJ9JWB9g

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Karıncaların ameliyat yaptığını biliyor muydunuz? Frank, Erik.T. et al. Wound-dependent leg amputations to combat infections in an ant society. Current Biology; 34(14): 3273-78.e3 Video adresi: https://t.co/wlwyOeKHnQ https://t.co/1w7NdKtsWK

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"Wound-dependent leg amputations to combat infections in Ant society" [via Current Biology] Little wonder ants have been successful as a species from some 140 to 168 Million years ago

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