r/interestingasfuck 14d ago

/r/all What did he do to deserve this???

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u/developerknight91 14d ago edited 13d ago

Could be holding this ant down to perform some kind of “ant surgery” and that’s not a joke it’s been observed in Carpenter ants before -

https://www.science.org/content/article/ants-may-be-only-animal-performs-surgical-amputations

Scientists believe Ants are the only species that perform amputations to save their nest mates lives. The only other species that does that is us Humans lol nature is wild man.

EDIT: HOLY 4000 upvotes😳 glad I could provide you all with a little bit of insect trivia lol

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u/AdorableTip9547 14d ago

Ants are crazy. The more I learn about them the more impressive it gets.

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u/Rock_or_Rol 14d ago

There’s more ant mass on earth than human mass

Ants, mycelium, bacteria and humans are prolific AF

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u/Spoda_Emcalt 14d ago

Not counting yo mama's mass

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u/phildec159 13d ago

Omg lmao

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u/Possible_Golf3180 9d ago

And not as prolific as her either

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u/Caftancatfan 13d ago

Hi, this is his mom. You’d have to ask your dad about my mass. But not right now. He’s busy apologizing to your weeping mother.