20. Dorylus ants or driver ants can be used as sutures for cuts and wounds. They are so large and have such a powerful bite that in East Africa they are used to close wounds by making the ant bite and then removing its body.
Driver Ants Used to Close WoundsA scene from the movie ‘Apocalypto’. Image Source: giphy
The driver ants are a genus of large ants mostly found in Central and East Africa. Though they rarely bite, their bite is very painful and leaves two puncture marks. Their jaws are extremely strong and you can break its body but cannot easily remove its jaws. When some tribals of East Africa have a gash, they use these ants as temporary surgical staples to close the wound.
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