Ants in Space! (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Ants in Space!

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The Ants In Space CSI-06 investigation looks at how an ant colony responds to the extreme environment of microgravity aboard the International Space Station to solve their collective need for resources. Data gathered from this study may help with algorithms for robotics on Earth.

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