Synchronistic Activity , Is Another Superpower , Possessed by Ants, Biologists Say.<br />'Newsweek' reports that scientists have <br />discovered another incredible skill possessed <br />by ants that allows them to avoid traffic jams.<br />Biologists at Texas Tech University and other institutions <br />found that the clever synchronization skills of <br />Leptothorax ants help them to avoid congestion.<br />The team's findings were published in <br />the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society.'.<br />The biologists determined that it is the ants' <br />sudden activity, performed simultaneously, that<br />allows them to avoid any potential traffic jams.<br />The study found that synchronization plays a role in <br />the way ants collectively transport prey and their , "consensus-decision making <br />when choosing a nest.".<br />'Newsweek' reports that while scientists have long <br />observed these synchronistic behaviors in ants, several <br />species' "collective activity rhythm" remains a mystery. .<br />Overall, the team found that bursts <br />of activity resulted in better spatial <br />accessibility inside the nest. .<br />Inactive ants behave as immobile <br />obstacles that constrain the potential <br />locations where active ants can walk. , Texas Tech University study, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The synchronization of worker <br />activity thereby makes it possible for <br />ants to be active in more regions of <br />the nest as more ants become active. , Texas Tech University study, via 'Newsweek'.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the latest study expanded <br />scientists' understanding of the synchronized <br />biological rhythms that social animals employ.
