A hidden ant metropolis reveals how simple rules build a superorganism of cooperation.
Ants can queue-mimic to regulate nest traffic, creating synchronized waves that resemble a human crowd ripple.
Some ant colonies trade social services like janitorial work, hiring 'specialist' ants for cleaning and waste management.
Ants can form multi-species alliances, sharing tunnels and food with unrelated colonies during droughts.
A single ant may carry up to 50 times its body weight, yet workers coordinate without any central leader.
A hidden ant metropolis reveals how simple rules build a superorganism of cooperation.
Ants can queue-mimic to regulate nest traffic, creating synchronized waves that resemble a human crowd ripple.
Some ant colonies trade social services like janitorial work, hiring 'specialist' ants for cleaning and waste management.
Ants can form multi-species alliances, sharing tunnels and food with unrelated colonies during droughts.
A single ant may carry up to 50 times its body weight, yet workers coordinate without any central leader.
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