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.

  • supersquirrelEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    This happens sometimes with (human) business and econ majors in groups

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      13·
      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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  • A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Collective behavior leads to both collective intelligence and collective stupidity.
    This also applies to artificial intelligence (artificial neurons) and biological neurons.