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Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney

SHOCKING: In an ant colony the queen isn t in charge so who is | Mind Blowing Facts

Photo by Prabir Kashyap on Unsplash

Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organisation with no leaders and no meetings.

It sounds impossible. Yet tiny-brained ants, working without leaders or blueprints, have been solving problems like these for millions of years – and no, the queen isn’t the boss telling them what to do.

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