Ants Gone Wild!
Time-lapse: Ants in Space/Ants on Earth
Compare the ants at warp speed, side-by-side! This video shows footage of the Ants in Space experiment on the ISS, alongside footage of an Earth-based control experiment. Now sped up 4,000% from their original versions, the videos compress each experiment into a busy 110 seconds, showing the patterns and movements of ants exploring their respective habitats. Commentary by NASA astronauts, Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins.
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Ants in Space
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Ants are able to coordinate their activities, even though no single ant (not even the queen) directs their behavior. How do they do it? Build your own ant habitat and compare the search behaviors of ants on Earth to those living on the ISS.
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Ants in Space
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Ants are able to coordinate their activities, even though no single ant (not even the queen) directs their behavior. How do they do it? Build your own ant habitat and compare the search behaviors of ants on Earth to those living on the ISS.
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Motion trails: Ant Experiments time-lapse
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Time-lapse: Ants in Space/Ants on Earth with a twist. Footage of the Ants experiment with an effect that shows the motion trail of the ants for a short amount of time as they explore their habitat.