Ants prove superior to humans in group problem-solving maze experiment

An Israeli study has shown that groups of ants sometimes outperform humans in teamwork-based tasks, such as navigating a maze, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing…

Both were given the task of moving a large object along a narrow path.The goal was to measure the level of collective intelligence for decision-making.The Israeli investigation was published this Monday in a prestigious U.S. magazine.

Ants prove superior to humans in group problem-solving maze experiment

Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it's rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude. Ants and humans are also the only creatures in nature that consistently cooperate while transporting large loads that greatly exceed their own dimensions.

The ants and humans are also the only creatures in nature who constantly cooperate while carrying large loads that greatly exceed their own dimensions. Professor Ofer Feinerman and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Sciences used this shared trait to carry out a fascinating evolutionary competition that raises the question: who will be better to maneuver a great burden through a maze? dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2414274121tags: ants, humans, inte…

An Israeli study has shown that groups of ants sometimes outperform humans in teamwork-based tasks, such as navigating a maze, Xinhua reported on Tuesday, as quoted by Agerpres.

Ants - Sonoma Sun

There is a science-fiction epic going on under our feet, an alien geopolitics being negotiated by the 20 quadrillion ants living on Earth today The post Ants first appeared on Sonoma Sun.