r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Natchos09 • 3d ago

Ants making smart maneuver

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u/SegelXXX 3d ago edited 3d ago

A colony of ants operates similarly to a brain with each ant acting like a single neuron. They communicate by smell and their language is pheromones. It's incredibly complex. This is a great way to visualize it.

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u/freecodeio 3d ago

I just realized this by the video. They're clearly communicating and seeing the big picture together.

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u/darthnugget 3d ago

What if humans are the same?

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u/pssycntrl 3d ago

humans are rather the opposite; individuals are smart while larger groups of people tend to devolve into mobs.

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u/Windmill_flowers 3d ago

Nonetheless we're able to achieve greater things working together than we could by ourselves. Space travel, modern cities, reliable international travel systems, etc