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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What happens when an ant loses a leg? Will it ever regrow? Can it go on to have a rich and fulfilling ant life?
gpt
They will only regrow their legs if they are still in the process of shedding their skin a number of times to become an adult, in which case they get a new set of legs when they shed.

Otherwise, if they're an adult, they're doomt.