Going Inside an Ant Raft with a CT Scanner (Video)

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Going Inside an Ant Raft with a CT Scanner (Video)

Assistant Professor David Hu scanned ants in mini CT scan machine. On average, each ant in a raft connects to 4.8 neighbors. Ants have six legs, but using their claws, adhesive pads and mandibles, each critter averages nearly 14 connections.

 

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  • Created By: Jason Maderer
  • Created On: Jun 12, 2014 - 5:13am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:58pm