Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems
- Written by Scott Solomon, Associate Teaching Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
Leafcutter ants cultivate fungus gardens that feed sprawling colonies.Tim Flach/Stone via Getty ImagesKing Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source – ants.
According to a Jewish legend, Solomon conversed with a clever ant queen that confronted his pride, making quite an impression on the Israelite king. In the...