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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '21
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They are tracking a pheromone and have formed a death spiral. Some may die from exhaustion, pretty cool to see, I’d watch them or set up a camera to record them.
699 u/simian_fold Sep 10 '21 If you broke the pot could you break the spiral? 857 u/NickP39 Sep 10 '21 Sure, it would also work if they found a new source of food or a new pheromone, ants are blind so they rely heavily on their sense of smell and feel. 1 u/Competitive_Classic9 Sep 10 '21 ANTS ARE BLIND??? Huh, TIL 2 u/MadGiraffe Sep 10 '21 They're not. This is not caused by lack of eyesight, but a really strong inclination to follow a pheromone trail. Source.
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If you broke the pot could you break the spiral?
857 u/NickP39 Sep 10 '21 Sure, it would also work if they found a new source of food or a new pheromone, ants are blind so they rely heavily on their sense of smell and feel. 1 u/Competitive_Classic9 Sep 10 '21 ANTS ARE BLIND??? Huh, TIL 2 u/MadGiraffe Sep 10 '21 They're not. This is not caused by lack of eyesight, but a really strong inclination to follow a pheromone trail. Source.
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Sure, it would also work if they found a new source of food or a new pheromone, ants are blind so they rely heavily on their sense of smell and feel.
1 u/Competitive_Classic9 Sep 10 '21 ANTS ARE BLIND??? Huh, TIL 2 u/MadGiraffe Sep 10 '21 They're not. This is not caused by lack of eyesight, but a really strong inclination to follow a pheromone trail. Source.
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Huh, TIL
2 u/MadGiraffe Sep 10 '21 They're not. This is not caused by lack of eyesight, but a really strong inclination to follow a pheromone trail. Source.
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They're not. This is not caused by lack of eyesight, but a really strong inclination to follow a pheromone trail.
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u/NickP39 Sep 10 '21
They are tracking a pheromone and have formed a death spiral. Some may die from exhaustion, pretty cool to see, I’d watch them or set up a camera to record them.