Ants rescue entrapped relatives

[MrCtl84]

@brembs oh right, thanks for replying! Cool video none the less :)

[MrCtl84]

So did they save the ant or not?

[brembs]

@MrCtl84 In some cases they did, but the researchers designed the tether so that it would be almost impossible.

[mbakerphotography]

I just watched this for 7 minutes and never got to see the ant be freed. >:(

[brembs]

In this video, the experiment is shown in which researchers tested the ability of ants to rescue fellow colony members. They ensnared the ants in a way that was impossible for the rescuers to solve. If ants get trapped by acident, they actually do get rescued.

[chrismanadventures]

wow that's amazing!