The first ants appeared 130 million years ago.
These little ones are as ancient as dinosaurs.
More than 12 thousand species live on earth.
In addition, the total number of ants on the planet is more than 10,000 trillion.
Intelligence and memory of ants
Unfortunately, it is impossible to determine the level of intelligence - the IQ level of an ant - by the number of neurons, however, some studies suggest that the IQ of an ant is an absolutely incredible 300 points.
Red wood ants (Formica rufa) showed lateralization of memory, reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
They could remember the association between a blue object (conditioned stimulus) and a sweet food (reinforcer) 24 hours after training, if the reinforcer was presented to the left antenna , and after 10 minutes - an hour if the reinforcement was presented to the right antenna.
How does the collective mind work in ants
With the help of collective intelligence, some animals solve navigation problems that cannot be solved by an individual.
Therefore, when ants move objects together, some of the insects carry the load, and some run around.
Previously, we talked about interesting facts about bats.
