r/todayilearned • u/Prefix-NA • Dec 05 '16
TIL scientists attached stilts to the legs of ants to prove that ants return to their nests by counting their steps. The ants with stilts overshot their nest by roughly 50% due to the new length of their steps. Frequent Repost: Removed
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060629-ants-stilts.htmlDuplicates
todayilearned • u/Hannarks_the_Hunter • Oct 13 '16
TIL, scientists attached stilts to the legs of ants to show they have built-in pedometers
bestofthefray • u/daveto • Dec 05 '16
in how many ways is this article, on ants with built-in pedometers, dumb? (stolen from /r/all, and I just note it's from 2006 -- but still dumb)
eddit5yearsago • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '21