Ofer Feinerman

When an ant approaches a food item, it feels the forces exerted by the other ants carrying it, and accordingly decides whether it should pull the item or pick it up

Re-route thoughts

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Ants: photo: shutterstock

Ants that have randomly acquired knowledge "take command" temporarily, and their companions accept their leadership as a kind of "order of the hour"

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An ant marked with a barcode in Dr. Feinerman's laboratory. Photo: Weizmann Institute

The social network

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