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Ants are pretty smart, in groups (www.pnas.org)

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Amazing. "Something" is definitely aware of rotation, "fits"/shapes and taking a step back from a local minimum to move forward. Seeing them all done together is even more impressive. What else are "they" aware of and...how many do you need to have this team spatial awareness? 100?