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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: Solon who wrote (3521)11/29/2000 3:01:45 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 28931
 
Maybe this is off topic but I found a guy who is researching ant communication. It was long thought that ants were deaf (I wouldn't have thought so). Apparently the stroke their carapaces with their legs and generate a washboard like noise. Some guy is studying these sounds and has found that they use this for correcting messages (like "OOOPS! False alarm." ) The long dwell times for pheromones apparently created the need for an ability to send corrections and cancelations. The ants can apparently pick up these vibrations several inches away.

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