The kitten was then brought home by Acuña to be fed and cleaned.
Her name was Pepper, and he gave it to her.
A group of desert harvester ants was just observed freeing their siblings from spiderwebs. Scientists watched as the insects not only came to the rescue, but also spent about two hours destroying the sticky traps, presumably so no one else would get caught. The researchers published their findings in The American Naturalist.
The behavior is especially extraordinary since people don’t usually think of insects as being quite so bonded as to risk their own lives to save another. The researchers found that some ants — about 6 percent — perished trying to save their friends from spiderwebs.
According to Science Magazine, apes and dolphins have both been known to put their lives in danger for companions. Desert harvester ants may now count themselves among the passionately devoted members of the animal kingdom.
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