Ant Colonies Have Memories That Their Individual Members Don't Have - Science Alert

Who says Weird and Cool have to equate to Paranormal? Not us--at least not anymore. Did you know individual ants within a colony can remember their experiences, but that when they they act together as a colony, they seem to possess the memories of the entire group? And those memories appear to be passed down within that colony even after individual members have died. Now get ready for a forehead slap: Amoebas Are Smarter Than They Appear. In tests designed to examine how slime molds deal with spatial relationships, it was discovered these single celled organisms have an ability to travel efficiently, always choosing the best route and never retracing their steps--that would put most city planners to shame. And finally, news that isn't news to those of us who love plants: New Research Suggests Plants Hear and Respond to Sounds and Broadcast Ultrasounds of Their Own. For example, some flowers have been observed in lab settings changing their nectar to make it sweeter when in the presence of buzzing pollinators. It's also been noted that plants emit ultrasounds--sounds above our human hearing range--which indicate the health and needs of the plant. If only humans could do that, it would put relationship counsellors out of business. (CM)

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