ants
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Individualist Ants Better Their Colonies’ Future By Dreaming Big
Capitalists everywhere rejoice — a new study published in the Proceedings of The Royal Society B has found that individualism and fussiness pay off in the ant world. The study, published Wednesday, examined how rock ants choose new homes after their nests get destroyed. According to New Scientist, researchers found that “some ants are so…
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Ants Exchange Messages When They Make Out
When people mash their mouths together, it’s usually to display attraction. When ants do it, however, it’s a different story.
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Look At This Huge Floating Raft Made Out Of Ants
Video: How many thousands of ants do you think are in this floating ant raft? I mean, the size of it is just ridiculous and there’s more ants clumped up in balls on top of the raft too. Ants have been known to link their legs and mouths with each other to create these sort…
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Life Rafts Made Entirely From Ants Are Surprisingly Sophisticated
Ants are amazing at co-operation, using their bodies to form parts of chains, ladders, walls and even rafts. A new study shows that the rafts built by ants are surprisingly well organised, the product of specialised skills and complex memorisation tasks.