This method utilized the powerful mandibles of certain ant species to act as natural sutures, effectively sealing wounds and ...

Ancient armies used ants as natural sutures to close wounds during battle. In India, Africa, and South America, soldiers and indigenous tribes employed large ants with strong mandibles to bite ...

Scientists have found and recorded proof of surgical ants. There are two kinds: one set that performs surgery among its siblings in the colony, and the other set is used by humans as sutures.