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Ants are the only animals besides humans that perform life-saving surgeries (www.earth.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This work also raises questions about pain perception in ants, since the injured insect remains conscious throughout the limb removal.

It wasn't all that long ago that surgery on humans was done with a shot of whiskey and a stick to bite on. Or for another fun option: hypnosurgery.