ant bridge collapses & recovers

Mar 17, 2018 6:35 AM

EvilMonki

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sauce: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-simple-algorithm-that-ants-use-to-build-bridges-20180226

Why wasn’t this done if Florida?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I don't know what's more interesting. The ant bridge or the clearly 3D printed tool they made specifically for this purpose.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

what you're saying is that the bridge collapses ant recovers?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What amazes is me is that after the bridge collapses the ants that already crossed realize no more ants are coming so they go back to help.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Why didnt we do this in Miami?

8 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

A bridge too far.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Where’s Ant-Man to help out his comrades v

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Big ass ant

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Flashback to playing "World of Goo"

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This is how you do a bridge, Florida.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Because of this post I am watching AntsCanada youtube channel for half an hour now. Thanks mate. +1

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Everyone complimenting the last ant at the end keeping the bridge alive as they walk past

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

“God dammit Steve!! I told you not to eat popcorn before coming on the trip”- Paul the ant, probably

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Article: "New research reveals the simple rules that lead to such complex group behavior." Well hey, humans are made up of a whole lot of

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

tiny individual cells. All kinds of funky behaviors come from all that stuff.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Went to a gay afterparty like this once.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 3

Florida should hire ants. They make better bridges apparently.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What happens to the last bridge ant?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

how do the last ants get past

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Could’ve used these guys at FIU the other day.

8 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 0

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8 years ago (deleted Mar 17, 2018 3:58 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Cruelty to animals maaan

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And we think humans are the superior species on this planet

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cuts off before end. No proof they recovered

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That’s fuckin’ TEAMWOOooooooork!

8 years ago | Likes 187 Dislikes 5

Gee. Thanks. Now I have to listen to fuck her gently. I hope you're proud of yourself.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Zanzibarrrrrr

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

What's your favorite bridge?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I snortled. Thank you for being you.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What is this? A bridge for ants?

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

yeah that's already top comment, nice try

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Had not seen it. And not exactly...

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@RepostStatistics

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Lol can’t stand it when something gets reposted?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

That one ant holding for his dear life is my hero.

8 years ago | Likes 45 Dislikes 0

Yes! That’s the one I noticed haha!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not for his life, but for hers - and not for her life, but for the state.

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

And yet he just gets walked all over.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That progress bar should’ve been an ant goddamnit!

8 years ago | Likes 577 Dislikes 4

To be fair, it's due to ops username, he uses it for all his yifs

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

And his gifs.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I was joking referencing this

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

+1

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Got I miss that show.

8 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

...What is that show?

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Crazy how nature do dat

8 years ago | Likes 185 Dislikes 4

They are one step closer to world domination.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You don't think nature be like it be but it do

8 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

Damn nature u scary

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I keep ant queens and grow them into colonys

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

see this comment? this is what tradition looks like

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1