Natures wonders: Rodeo ants (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 14:52 (1801 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Only in Texas. One queen rides another while gaining a free advantage:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/texan-rodeo-ants-ride-backs-bigger-ants-18097...

QUOTE: "The strategy helps the parasitic riders steal food and childcare from their hosts.”

dhw: Fascinating stuff. Thank you. I can’t help regarding this as yet another example of creative thinking by cognitive beings, or do you believe your God preprogrammed this behaviour? I’m never quite sure where you draw the line as regards your God allowing our fellow organisms free rein to work out their own strategies.

I don't know where to draw lines either. Looks like a learned behavior that makes life easier for the little ant cowboys. I use the necessity for design or needed help in thinking about what God might have done.


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