Bartosz MilewskiBartoszMilewski@mathstodon.xyz
Oct 9, 2026, 5:08 PM@ryan
Explain ants
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Ryanryan@hachyderm.ioOct 9, 2026, 5:20 PM@BartoszMilewski cheeky answer: ants are smart, collectively
real answer: we were discussing mammals and insects are probably a different conversation for reasons way beyond my understanding.
- Bartosz MilewskiBartoszMilewski@mathstodon.xyzOct 9, 2026, 5:36 PM
@ryan
I was comparing mammals to fish. But instects are immensly fitter than vertebrates.The point about ants is that collectivism doesn't require intelligence. And there's a mammalian example of this: naked mole rats.