Ant mill - Wikipedia
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An ant mill is an observed phenomenon in which a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle.

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    3 days ago

    yes, the “see also” section makes clear that we’re really not better than the ants in this regard!

    • 200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      3 days ago

      Thank you for pointing that out. Amazing.

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