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Previous discussion about the referenced 2016 paper: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12414676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12414676
by kevinh 7y ago
Previous discussion about the referenced 2016 paper: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12414676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12414676
- hanniabu 7y agoOne comment there asks what the ants are up to since they have no food to collect or queen to mate with and this was the response: > Based on the article it seems that they're just endlessly maintaining their nest. Waiting for their Queen who will never come... I found this to be both extremely hilarious and depressing
- pvaldes 7y agoAn ant-eater! quick, save the children and move them to the secret bunker!. We'll rejoin you later in Helm's Deep! Like that sounds much less depressing to me. Or think about it like Spartants. Most ants do not live very long lives in any case. > "no queen to mate with" Ant males would never mate in a dirty bunker when there is the entire sky for this kind of romantic bussiness
- emsign 7y agoI remember reading that paper back then. This is like a happy ending follow up story to that. :D