Ants Handle 'Information Overload' (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Ants Handle 'Information Overload'

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Ants utilize a strategy to handle "information overload" by placing the burden of making complicated decision on the backs of the entire colony, rather than on an individual ant. Here, a small group of house-hunting ants congregate near the entrance to their nest.

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Takao Sasaki and James S. Waters

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