You're right, it seems ants need each other to digest food, though scientists don't yet know why exactly. From the New Yorker [1]: > The researchers aren’t ye

You're right, it seems ants need each other to digest food, though scientists don't yet know why exactly. From the New Yorker [1]: > The researchers aren’t yet sure exactly what causes the digestive slowdown. Maybe it’s stress. Maybe the fluid that ants exchange when they share food stimulates digestion. Maybe they die still looking for a relative to break bread with. [1] https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/lonely-ant https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/lonely-a...