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Ants estimate distance before building a ladder from their bodies (arstechnica.com)
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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Makes sense they'd need to, I just don't know how they can. Are their eyes advanced enough for accurate depth perception? Do they use some other senses?