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Ants crack the secret to perfect teamwork (www.mpg.de)
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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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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

Is ant crack better than people crack? What makes it so much better for teambuilding?

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Are ant colonies one of the best displays of what a communist state could look like?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 6 days 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 6 days ago

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

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

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

[–] bacon_pdp@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

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