Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species — known as the fire ant — is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed within the context of the theory of Active Matter, which would explain the ants’ group behavior as a reaction to the intrinsic mechanisms in the system.
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Source: ScienceDaily