Ant intelligence (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, September 08, 2013, 18:49 (3884 days ago) @ dhw


> DAVID: I have described the mechanism in my previus entry. it applies to ants as well as to cells. The ants are programmed to do their jobs and their societal roles. The intelligent thought is in planning DNA to create the instinctual behavior which then is almost completely automatic.
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> dhw: I like the word "almost". Please tell us which part of the behaviour of ants and cells is NOT automatic, and why you think that part of their behaviour still does not constitute intelligent thought.-It is my assumption that 99.9% of thier activity is controlled by instinct. There is an article I read recently about ants finding their way home by spotting a landmark and then making the decision to change direction. if you call that intelligence, OK, I'll buy it. It is memory and response.