stitchers

Did you know? In some cultures, ants were used to stitch wounds. Army or leaf-cutter ants would hold the skin together, putting their mouth to the wound and wait for them to bite down. The body would be removed, the head left. Human history is a tapestry woven with threads of ingenious innovations, some of which, by today's standards, may seem rather unconventional. One such … [Read more...] about Ancient Healing Practices: Ants as Surgical Stitchers