▁could ▁not ▁conduct ▁a ▁ra id ▁against ▁term ites ▁without ▁a ▁standing ▁army ▁of ▁worker ▁an ts . ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁assumed ▁that ▁new ▁colon ies ▁are ▁always ▁created ▁through ▁col ony ▁f ission , ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁queen ▁taking ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁workers ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁col ony ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Hel ping ▁Be hav iour ▁ ▁Cooper ative ▁self ▁defence ▁While ▁co oper ative ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁nest ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁an ts , ▁co oper ative ▁self - def ence ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁nest ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁so . ▁When ▁M . ▁anal is ▁an ts ▁are ▁attacked ▁by ▁driver ▁an ts ▁( D ory lus ▁sp .) ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁nest , ▁they ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves ▁by ▁checking ▁each ▁other ' s ▁extrem ities ▁for ▁enemy ▁an ts ▁and ▁removing ▁any ▁that ▁are ▁cl ing ing ▁to ▁their ▁legs ▁or ▁anten na e . ▁ ▁S aving ▁injured ▁individuals ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁against ▁term ites ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁an ts ▁get ▁injured . ▁The ▁term ite ▁soldiers ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁b ite ▁off ▁extrem ities ▁or ▁cl ing ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁ant ▁body ▁after ▁their ▁death . ▁These ▁an ts ▁have ▁evol ved ▁a ▁unique ▁mechanism ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁this ▁increased ▁for aging ▁cost . ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁injured ▁an ts ▁" call " ▁for ▁help ▁with ▁a ▁ph er om one ▁in ▁their ▁mand ib ular ▁g land ▁( cons