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. 2025 Aug 25;15:31242. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16582-5

Table 1.

Summary of reported events of insect applications based on video footage and tabulated observational data as a function of date, ID (wounded individual), sex (M = Male; F = Female), age class of the wounded individual (adolescents: 8 < x < 16; adults: x ≥ 1642, wound location, applicator (self-applied, N = 5; or applied by a conspecific, N = 1), presence of bystander peering during insect application, and availability of video footage. The numbers in the example events match the three events described in the results.

Date ID Sex Age class Wound location Applicator Peering Video footage Example events
Western community
23/11/21 Damien M Adolescent Left leg Self Yes Yes 2
23/11/21 Damien M Adolescent Left leg Etta James Yes Yes 3
Central Community
28/11/21 Clayton M Adolescent Left leg Self No No
3/12/21 Abrams M Adult Right lower back Self No Yes
13/12/21 Fisher F Adult Left upper arm Self No No
18/03/22 Fricka F Adolescent Right leg Self Yes Yes 1