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[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Anyone else wondering how they even thought "Do ants count their steps?" To begin with ?

Let alone "Do ants count ?"

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago

I immediately know why and its not about steps its about communication. How do the ants know how many steps to the food? its because other ants communicated it. Im 99% sure that is what the study was about. So there is a lot they are verifying. communication. mathematical concepts, how they parse distance. remember the foot is called that because it was sorta an average size of a foot. yard is basically a stride.

[–] Blackout@kbin.run 7 points 7 months ago

Or if they can even walk on stilts. I know if some aliens came down and attached stilts to my legs I would just lay down and die.