The phenomenon called “circle of death” indicates that the ants have lost the sense of orientation and turn blindly following traces of pheromons left by the companion.
Why Ants sometimes run in a circle? If you happen to witness this strange behavior, n know that nothing good would be happening for these little hymenoptera. The circle in question, in fact, was renamed with the worrying name of “circle of death“And it is a curious phenomenon that occurs when A group of ants loses contact with its own colony and begins to follow blindly The traces of the pheromones left by the companions.
Sense of orientation. This behavior, typical of some species, highlights a small mistake in the ants orientation system, which usually guides them effectively towards food or den.
Collective limits. If they cannot stop the cycle, the ants continue to walk until the exhaustion and, even, to death. This phenomenon shows a limit of what is defined by scientists “collective intelligence”, but also offers ideas to deepen the behaviors of the so -called social insects, such as bees, wasps and end.
