Not only are weaver ants not plagued by a drop in teamwork efficiency, but they’re actually ‘superefficient’.
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Weaver ants organise themselves into bridges to cross gaps and explore new territory – and new research shows this collective behaviour is governed by a surprisingly simple decision-making rule.
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.
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