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Ants crack the secret to perfect teamwork (www.mpg.de)

submitted 8 months ago by Pro@mander.xyz to c/science@mander.xyz

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Most human and animal teams suffer from the Ringelmann effect: individuals contribute less the more the team grows

Weaver ants avoid the Ringlemann effect as they work in a team to fold leaves into nest chambers

A study showed that weaver ants use division of labor to not only avoid the Ringlemann effect but to achieve super efficiency

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I hope people in a communist state won't dump you onto the garbage pile just because you smell bad.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

You say that now but go to a magic the gathering tournament and you’ll change your tune

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

"Danmit, Antony, I keep telling you I ain't garbage! I'm just the groundskeeper."

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

And you choose to stay there until you stop smelling dead.