Weaver ants reveal secrets of superefficient teamwork for robot design

These ants are one of the most effective teams in the natural world

Typically, individuals work less effectively in bigger teams, but weaver ants buck this trend by increasing their power output when they pull together

Weaver ants reveal secrets of superefficient teamwork for robot design

Weaver ants have solved a problem that has plagued human teams for centuries: individuals contribute less to tasks when more people join in. New research published in Current Biology on 12 August shows individual weaver ants instead get stronger as their group grows.

‘Superefficient’ weaver ants show remarkable strength in numbers

Unlike people, these nest-building insects pull harder in teams

These Ants Are Among Nature's Most Efficient Teams

Weaver Ant Folding Paper Dr. Chris Reid, Macquarie University Weaver Ant chains can easily surpass all other creatures. Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), found from India to northern Australia, create long chains to gather leaves and construct nests. They grip one another by holding onto the abdomen of the ant in front using their mandibles. To [...] The post These Ants Are Among Nature’s Most Efficient Teams appeared first on Mondo News.