Ants have been practicing medicine for much longer than humans. Frank hopes that their knowledge will one day help save human lives. Back in the Ivory Coast, the young biologist followed Matabele ...

A Matabele ant tends to the wound of a fellow ant whose legs were bitten off in a fight with termites. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

The infected ant is marked in white. We first observe wound care by the nursing ant, followed by the collection of metapleural gland secretions using the forelegs to reach the gland and mouth and ...