This week's question: German researchers have observed carpenter ants using their mouth parts to lick one another's minor wounds clean — and to perform lifesaving amputations on more serious injuries. If a TV network were to create an all-ant medical drama, what title should it give the show?
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THE WINNER: "A*N*T*S"
SECOND PLACE: "Them! M.D.s"
THIRD PLACE: "Code Raid!"
"Pill Bugs"
"The Ant Pharm"
"New Ants-terdam"
"The Residant"
"Mandible Hospital"
Chris Neuhaus, Kenosha, Wisconsin
"Dr. Queen, Medicine Ant"
"Chicago Fire Ants"
"Generally Tiny Hospital"
Chuck Gaston, Lititz, Pennsylvania
"Lenox Anthill"
"House Pests"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
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