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Ants are pretty smart, in groups (www.pnas.org)
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[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 days ago

What was the impetus that drove the ants to move it from one side to the other?

[-] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

From the article:

People attempted to solve the puzzle because they were instructed to, while ants were motivated to carry the load to the third chamber (which was open toward the nest) since the load was made to resemble food.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 day ago

I missed the link to the article too... what I get for navigation lemmy under the influence of Christmas cheer. Thank you for the assist, neighbor.

[-] Dagamant@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Either it’s full of food or the entire nest is just that blank acrylic and they want to add it to their nest. Probably food though.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 days ago

You know... I never thought about them having a nest off screen... I just assumed they were in a box.

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