> "They're sort of capricious," Andrade says. "They dig whenever they want to. We would put these ants in a container, and some would start digging right away,

> "They're sort of capricious," Andrade says. "They dig whenever they want to. We would put these ants in a container, and some would start digging right away, and they would make this amazing progress. But others, it would be hours and they wouldn't dig at all. And some would dig for a while and then would stop and take a break." Related to this particular paragraph, up to 40% of ants in a colony are pretty lazy. A study has shown that they are reserve workers, and if a bunch of productive ants are “removed,” they become more active and take over the work. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170908205356.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170908205356.h... Ants can also live up to 5 years, which kinda blew my mind when I first learned it. We are so used to small insects having correspondingly small lifespans.