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- Ants communicated to each other within a setup that had a main "trunk" and 40 "branches" to find food.
- They adjusted their communication methods based on how often food was found on certain branches, which were chosen more frequently for feeding.
- The ants demonstrated the ability to modify communication duration based on feeder frequency and showed basic numerical skills by adding and subtracting feeder identification numbers during their interactions.
Article Abstract
Ants had to communicate information to each other in an apparatus consisting of a horizontal "trunk" with "branches" in order to obtain food, the information being used to identify which of 40 branches had a feeder. The feeder was placed on two preselected branches significantly more frequently than on the other branches. The ants were able to tune their communication system such that the duration of communications was related to the frequency with which feeders were located on branches, and the ants could add and subtract small numbers during communication of information on the feeder identification number.
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