r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Natchos09 • 2d ago

Ants making smart maneuver

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u/Significant_Bus935 2d ago edited 2d ago

My smart question: what smart goal had this smart maneuver? What did the ants achieve other than wasting antpower?

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u/Turdmeist 2d ago

I assume it's made of food and they are trying to take it home? Source: I am guessing.

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u/natiplease 2d ago

I didn't look at the source material so I'm probably wrong, but if it's food I feel like the smartest answer is to just bite it in half???

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u/Jukka_Sarasti 2d ago

I would imagine the "food" item is crafted from a material the ants can't break up in order to force them to navigate the course with it.

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u/lasers8oclockdayone 2d ago

If they can't break it up how could they use it as food?

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u/Jukka_Sarasti 2d ago

You'd have to ask the ants

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u/lasers8oclockdayone 2d ago

Yes, you probably need insect-level cognition to understand your suggestion. No need to defend your logic.

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u/Jukka_Sarasti 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, you probably need insect-level cognition to understand your suggestion. No need to defend your logic.

LMAO. I made a light-hearted response.. But, you do you....

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u/lasers8oclockdayone 2d ago

LMAO, my response was equally light-hearted! Who else could I do?

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u/Yamatocanyon 2d ago

I think the foraging ants are more lightweight scouts and they keep the dudes with the big mean chompers at home for protection and to process the big chunks that the scouts bring back.

The foraging ants don't know they can't eat it, they just know they can carry it.

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u/Moderately_Imperiled 2d ago

Please stop bringing logic into this. It's Christmas.

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u/DarthWeenus 2d ago

Smell of food, or maybe has queen juices on it