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Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

Ants care for wounded comrades by licking their wounds clean

14 February 2018

If a Matabele ant loses a limb in a battle with termites, its nestmates will tend its injuries - a behaviour never before seen in any non-human animal
Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

Beetles escape alive after almost 2 hours in a toad’s stomach

7 February 2018

Bombardier beetles sometimes get eaten by toads, but they can squirt hot, toxic jets of liquid from their backsides so the toads often vomit them right back up

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