Guamer [she/her] to chapotraphouse • edit-22 months agoSo much for the taller ant Leftimagemessage-square10 fedilinkarrow-up185
arrow-up185imageSo much for the taller ant LeftGuamer [she/her] to chapotraphouse • edit-22 months agomessage-square10 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAntiOutsideAktion [he/him]hexbear10·2 months agoScientists actually did this to ants to determine whether they navigated by counting their steps link
minus-squareRobert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]hexbear7·edit-22 months agoWhat the fuck they cut some of the ants legs and made them walk on stumps. Of course they're German. link
minus-squarethe_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]hexbear3·2 months agoWait 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 link
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]hexbear3·2 months agoWhole wiki page for it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sense_in_animals link
minus-squarePoogona [he/him]hexbear3·2 months agoWhat 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) link
Scientists actually did this to ants to determine whether they navigated by counting their steps
The results?
They do.
What the fuck they cut some of the ants legs and made them walk on stumps. Of course they're German.
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
Whole wiki page for it
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sense_in_animals
Well I'll be. Thanks!
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)