Ant’s circularly milling to exhaustion
I just saw this eerie and amazing video and decided to share it with my fellow cognizers. According to this, it is an “ant death spiral” that occurs when the lead ant makes a sharp turn and end up following an ant that is following itself. This breakdown in the information cascade that enables ant wayfinding clues into the cognitive abilities of ants as well as other forms of cognition around the animal kingdom. Click “Read the rest of the Entry” to see a simulated video of how the mill forms. Enjoy the videos and leave a comment!
More links for those interested:
How Stuff Works
Formation of a Circular Mill (YouTube)
Wikipedia – Ant Mill