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So much for the taller ant Left (hexbear.net)
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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Scientists actually did this to ants to determine whether they navigated by counting their steps

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

The results?

They do.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

bug-facts speech-side-l-1 "Gotta get my 10k steps in today."

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What the fuck they cut some of the ants legs and made them walk on stumps. Of course they're German.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait a tic counting? there's a science explanation or 'counting' is the layman's term for what they're doing? I'm asking cuz i was under the impression most animals don't know numbers at all

[–] Poogona@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

What the fuck this is MY trivia to bring into convos this is THEFT

(Ants also do complex geometry by instinct and they even triangulate positions with the sun as reference, they are amazing)