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Is old removed part about ant mirror self-recognition still worthy of removal?

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On Feb. 2020 in revision 939869563, this snippet was removed with "Removed unestablished claim linking to publication in a predatory journal.":

Among ants, 23 of 24 adult ants, from three species, scratched at small blue dots painted on their fronts when they were able to see the dot in a mirror. None of the ants scratched their fronts when they had no mirror to see the dot. None tried to scratch the blue dot on the mirror. When they had a mirror and a brown dot similar to their own color, only one of thirty ants scratched the brown dot; researchers said she was darker than average so the dot was visible. They also reacted to the mirror itself. Even without dots, 30 out of 30 ants touched the mirror with legs, antennae and mouths, while 0 of 30 ants touched a clear glass divider, with ants on the other side.^[1]^{[dubious – discuss]}
↑ Cammaerts, Marie-Claire; Cammaerts, Roger (2015-07-01). "Are Ants (Hymenoptera Formicide) Capable of Self Recognition?". Journal of Science. 5 (7): 521–32.

Is the source still considered dubious, since it appears to have been marked with "reason=Reference unavailable", but is available for me at this time?

I added an archived version just in case here: ^[1]

↑ Cammaerts, Marie-Claire; Cammaerts, Roger (2015-07-01). "Are Ants (Hymenoptera Formicide) Capable of Self Recognition?". Journal of Science. 5 (7): 521–32. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11.

Rediard (talk) 22:58, 12 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Revised and clarified the structure of the Self-awareness article for accuracy and readability. Added a bridging sentence to the lead distinguishing self-awareness from consciousness and introduced a new section, Definitions and scope, to reflect differences between reflective self-awareness (awareness of consciousness itself) and social/psychological self-awareness (awareness of oneself in social or evaluative contexts). The former Body section content was integrated into the Psychology section under new subheadings (Body awareness, Body image, Introspection, Self-consciousness) for coherence. The Neuroscience section was updated to reflect current research consensus, noting that mirror neurons may play a limited but not exclusive role in self-representation, with broader emphasis on metacognitive monitoring systems. All additions are sourced to peer-reviewed neuroscience and psychology literature (see inline citations).

michaelbaribeau Michaelbaribeau (talk) 22:56, 15 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

[cammaerts-1] Cammaerts, Marie-Claire; Cammaerts, Roger (2015-07-01). "Are Ants (Hymenoptera Formicide) Capable of Self Recognition?". Journal of Science. 5 (7): 521–32.

[cammaerts-2] Cammaerts, Marie-Claire; Cammaerts, Roger (2015-07-01). "Are Ants (Hymenoptera Formicide) Capable of Self Recognition?". Journal of Science. 5 (7): 521–32. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11.

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