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Ant mill (en.wikipedia.org)

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An ant mill is an observed phenomenon in which a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This happens sometimes with (human) business and econ majors in groups

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yes, the "see also" section makes clear that we're really not better than the ants in this regard!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Thank you for pointing that out. Amazing.

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