Not only are weaver ants not plagued by a drop in teamwork efficiency, but they’re actually ‘superefficient’.
- ARC Future Fellow, Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
Ants may be tiny – but by working together they build complex societies and solve many problems. They might even teach humans a thing or two?
Slime moulds feature throughout HBO’s The Last of Us. While they aren’t a true fungus, they do have a lot in common with zombies.
A type of structure called a ‘scaffold’ acts like a safety net for ants when they go foraging, preventing them from slipping on steep surfaces.
We humans use our large brains to make and store maps of our environment; maps we then use everyday for getting around and for recalling where we’ve been. But we are nothing special – many other animals…
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