First, the visual: image creditOk. Now to explain.Scientists from the University of Bristol Woodland Road wanted to learn more about rock ants (Temnothorax albipennis). Specifically, they had noticed that the ants seem to be able to pick out the best possible nest sites when they decide to move. As a collective group, the entire colony chooses where to settle in, though scouts fan out and look around to see what's available. At first, they thought that the ants just directly compared options. But ants that never see the worse sites still help the colony decide on the better one - and…
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