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 (DIR) Post #AiA4yAUWDoTDFUaAPg by econads@mendeddrum.org
       2024-04-21T15:46:04Z
       
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       Question for @futurebird following a conversation today: can ants get lost?
       
 (DIR) Post #AiA4yBVyPtECQIGqJs by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-04-21T16:15:27Z
       
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       @econads The book "Desert Navigator" is all about these scientists who keep playing tricks on these poor ants as they discover exactly how the ants know where they are going. OK "play tricks" is a bit harsh. They are interesting experiments. Like making it seem like the sun is in a different position in the sky to see if that confuses the ants, or putting up large landmarks near the nest... then moving them when the ants are off foraging...I guess I just felt a little bad for the ants.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiA4yCd6GsWTsgc34C by timhutton@mathstodon.xyz
       2024-05-22T21:17:42Z
       
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       @futurebird @econads One experiment attached little stilts to their legs (or the.. opposite..) and found that this caused them to walk further than normal and thus get lost.https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9436-ants-use-pedometers-to-find-home/