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Ants are pretty smart, in groups (www.pnas.org)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

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

[–] Phoenix3875 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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.

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