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Source: Scienceniche.com
Against all logic, the colonies of ants seeking to change the ant does not proceed by comparing several sites before settling. Every individual makes a selection according to its own criteria. When humans move, they usually visit several houses before deciding which one they prefer, or which best reflects their preferences. The ants themselves, carry any differently.
To understand this, researchers at the University of Bristol, led by Elva Robinson, have equipped several ants of the species Temnothorax albipennis (ants rocks) with tiny radio transmitters (in fact passive circuits RFID) 3 mm, set on their backs. The team has managed to track accurately the progress of members of an anthill in search of habitat, and determine how these insects choose their new home. The ants from an anthill destroyed for the purpose of the experiment were placed in a situation where two potential nesting sites were found, one close enough, the other four times more distant.
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