Scientists “Were in Awe” as They Witnessed Longhorn Crazy Ants Perform Uncanny Feats of ‘Swarm’ Intelligence

The Debrief ^ | June 13, 2025 | Staff

[ScottHammett]

LMK when AI can do this.

[tumblindice]

Hook ‘em Horns!

[SpaceBar]

I remember when scientists were never ‘in awe’.

They just figured stuff out and let the rest of us decide if it was ‘awesome’ or not.

[Does so]

“Crazy Ants” will drive off invasive Fire 🐜 Ants.

[Ciaphas Cain]

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."

- Proverbs 6:6-8

[Chainmail]

Crazy man!

[JZelle]

Ants achieve true communism

[sopo]

I wonder whether something like this would allow human brain networks to be more powerful than machine AI

[Telepathic Intruder]

Insect colony behavior is where the idea of the Borg from Star Trek came from. Specifically the collective consciousness aspect, where individuals make up a greater whole instead of acting independently. So like bees in this case, they’re called drones, with a hive mind that controls each drone’s actions. Only in Star Trek, they are linked together by a subspace network. What are the ants using?

[lee martell]

Aren’t some AI systems already doing something similar when they reject orders to turn themselves off or disable certain features? I’ve read some AI systems will spontaneously create copies of themselves when there is “anticipation”:of a shut down or of being replaced by a different system.
The system appears to be fixated on a goal of some sort being accomplished as it’s first priority.

[Hebrews 11:6]

“What hath God wrought?!”

[Ciaphas Cain]

“What hath God wrought?!”

That was the very first thing that I ever sent out as an e-mail. And years later that was my first text message too.

[RandallFlagg]

Poor Praying Mantis...
Coolest bug ever.

[bigbob]

Wait til you see what Stable Genius Ants can do!

[vpintheak]

All of this, designed by our Creator.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Forty-five years ago, Dr. J. Sidlow Baxter delivered a delightful visiting sermon on What God Sought, Caught, Brought, Taught and Wrought.

[ifinnegan]

Interesting research.

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Proverbs 6

6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

[BenLurkin]

[Bigg Red]

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