Matabele蚂蚁 (Megaponera analis)广泛分布在撒哈拉以南，它们的饮食很狭窄:它们只吃白蚁。 它们的狩猎探险是危险的，因为白蚁士兵保护它们的同类，并用它们强大的下颚来保护它们。 因此，蚂蚁在捕猎时受伤是很常见的。 如果伤口感染，生存风险很大。

Matabele蚂蚁出现在第五集，名为“在巨人的阴影中”，时长51分钟。 关于Erik Frank的蚂蚁的片段于2021年4月在科特迪瓦茨堡大学研究站拍摄。 “花了三周时间，付出了巨大的努力，”JMU的研究人员说。 影片在蚂蚁的自然栖息地拍摄，也在研究站实验室的人工巢穴拍摄。

The African Matabele ants are often injured in fights with termites. Their conspecifics recognize when the wounds become infected and initiate antibiotic treatment. The Matabele ants (Megaponera ...

Matabele ants live a hard life. Two to four times a day, they leave their colonies to raid termite hills, trekking up to 50 meters (160 feet) across the Sub-Saharan terrain in columns 200 to 600 ...

An ant species that goes into battle with termites in Africa tends to its wounded, according to researchers. A team of Matabele ant medics were observed rescuing injured comrades from the ...

Termites are the African Matabele ants' (Megaponera analis) favourite dish. Proceeding in long files of 200 to 600, they raid termites at their foraging sites and haul the prey back to their nest ...

Matabele ants in sub-Saharan Africa often sustain injuries while hunting termites—and their survival strategy may help humans fight infections, too Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent January 4, 2024 ...

Image:A Matabele ant returns to its nest with jaw full of termites. Pic: ETF89/Wikicommons An ant species that goes into battle with termites in Africa tends to its wounded, according to researchers.

Ants do not always take the shortest route when they are in a hurry. Their navigational system occasionally makes them take detours to speed up their journey. Termites are the African 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 ...