We have all been in that situation: The moving boxes are large and heavy, but we are determined to carry them all in one trip, even if that means we can’t see where we’re going. In the tropics, some leafcutter ants face a similar challenge: carrying a load that is several times their body weight. To make matters even more difficult, carrying oversized weights may create “blind spots” when leafcutter ants transport material on a trail.
Leafcutter ants have blind spots, just like truck drivers
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