Why do a group of stranded ants cluster tightly together?

Subject: Why do a group of stranded ants cluster tightly together?

Date: Wed Sep 5 11:15:33 2001
Posted by David
Grade level: nonaligned School: self
City: Chiang Mai State/Province: No state entered. Country: Thailand
Area of science: General Biology
ID: 999702933.Gb

Message:


I have noticed that a group of say one or two dozen ants, when they get stranded 
on a sugary plate-island in a water-filled sink, will cluster together in 
a clump, their little black heads all pointing inwards.  They just sit 
there, and I have to bump them pretty hard to get them moving.  It's as if 
they're trying to create a neural critical mass.... or something...?

Re: Why do a group of stranded ants cluster tightly together?

Current Queue | Current Queue for General Biology | General Biology archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on General Biology.