>>Researchers have learned that a species of ant saves its wounded comrades and transports them back to the nest for medical treatment.

Dr Erik T. Frank, who led the research on African Matabele ants, believes it’s the first time any insect species has been found to dress the wounds of other individuals.<<

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-02-14/ant-medics-rescue-comrades-for-medical-treatment/9423052?section=science

An unexpected discovery, especially from an insect. Shows how little we know of nature.

PermeateFree said:

>>Researchers have learned that a species of ant saves its wounded comrades and transports them back to the nest for medical treatment.

Dr Erik T. Frank, who led the research on African Matabele ants, believes it’s the first time any insect species has been found to dress the wounds of other individuals.<<

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-02-14/ant-medics-rescue-comrades-for-medical-treatment/9423052?section=science

An unexpected discovery, especially from an insect. Shows how little we know of nature.

That’s unexpected. It’s considered normal for animals to turn on wounded colleagues and rip them apart. This has even been observed in animals as intelligent as pigs and monkeys.

PermeateFree said:

>>Researchers have learned that a species of ant saves its wounded comrades and transports them back to the nest for medical treatment.

Dr Erik T. Frank, who led the research on African Matabele ants, believes it’s the first time any insect species has been found to dress the wounds of other individuals.<<

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-02-14/ant-medics-rescue-comrades-for-medical-treatment/9423052?section=science

An unexpected discovery, especially from an insect. Shows how little we know of nature.

On the other hand, I have observed ants in my house to hold a “war council meeting” following a spraying with insecticide. About ten ants formed a circle, all facing inwards with antennas touching, with at least one of the ants badly injured by the spray. They were exchanging information on what to do next, and on how to find the safest route back to the nest. Their behaviour was exactly as I would expect for human survivors pooling resources to get away from a vastly superior enemy.

Do ants pass sensory information onto each other through their antennas touching each other?

Was the pain of one ant experienced by all of them?

Perhaps many or most hive societies act in a similar manner, even though it’s a collective all individuals are a valuable part of that collective.

PermeateFree said:

>>Researchers have learned that a species of ant saves its wounded comrades and transports them back to the nest for medical treatment.

Dr Erik T. Frank, who led the research on African Matabele ants, believes it’s the first time any insect species has been found to dress the wounds of other individuals.<<

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-02-14/ant-medics-rescue-comrades-for-medical-treatment/9423052?section=science

An unexpected discovery, especially from an insect. Shows how little we know of nature.

Personally I think humanity has deliberately assigned animals as being unintelligent/dumb/emotionally unevolved so we can exploit and justify our often appalling actions towards them, mind you we are just as bad to each other so perhaps that means nothing.