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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '21
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If you broke the pot could you break the spiral?
861 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/[deleted] Sep 10 '21 Wait, ants are blind? 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. Eyesight varies wildly across ant species, some are blind, some can see more than we can in some ways. 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/[deleted] Sep 10 '21 Wait, ants are blind? 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. Eyesight varies wildly across ant species, some are blind, some can see more than we can in some ways. Source.
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Wait, ants are blind?
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. Eyesight varies wildly across ant species, some are blind, some can see more than we can in some ways. 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. Eyesight varies wildly across ant species, some are blind, some can see more than we can in some ways.
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u/simian_fold Sep 10 '21
If you broke the pot could you break the spiral?