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High-Rise Living: The Tiny Engineers that Build with Their Bodies

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Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how weaver ants "think" as a group and link their bodies together to "zipper" the treetops

Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test

Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test

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Cooperation worked better for ants than for humans in a Weizmann Institute experiment

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Study Reveals How Forager Ants Keep Their Colonies Well Fed

13.03.2018

Ants' nest feeding is well regulated despite a lack of central control

Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

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What can a physicist learn from ants?

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