Ants Practice Social Distancing During Pandemics
A new study reveals that ants, like humans, take measures to reduce the spread of disease.
When exposed to a pathogen, ants build their structures differently to minimize close contact.
This behavior is similar to human actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, where spaces were reorganized to maintain social distancing.
Transparent barriers were erected and stickers encouraged people to sit or stand at least six feet away from each other.
Researchers investigated this behavior in ants, finding that they are not the only ones to take such actions to lessen the spread of disease.
- Ants are the clever critters that researchers studied in the journal Science.
- They are much smaller than chimpanzees or bonobos, which are humans' closest living relatives.
Author's summary: Ants practice social distancing to reduce disease spread.
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