A recent study out of Israel has found that longhorn crazy ants are able to carry large loads like food by having some members carry the object while other members provide direction.
Ants are well-known for their cooperative colonies underground, but a recent study has revealed how they are able to carry large loads like food back home.
Researchers from Israel have found that longhorn crazy ants rely on one group to carry the object while other members act as directional leaders.
These scouts are the main way the group figures out in which direction to go, as their vision and guiding antennae are generally blocked by the load.
These leader ants would come in, give a tug to indicate the right way, and then the oth