Crazy Ants Cooperate To Carry Food. A new study shows that informed individual ants help guide larger groups. By Brooke Borel. Published Jul 28, 2015 7:00 PM EDT. Ehud Fonio and Ofer Feinerman.

Food-carrying ants use collective problem solving to get through or around obstacles. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2018 / 05 / 180510150226.htm.

When carrying large food items such as worms or maggots, ants often face obstacles in their path. The cooperating ants need to reach a consensus and decide on a new route to their nest.

The degree of cooperation found among longhorn crazy ants is rare outside of humans and ants, according to a new study. Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to search Skip to footer.

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