Overview: Ants in Space
Get up to speed on Ants in Space! This brief overview video explains the basics of the experiment, and it includes commentary from scientists and NASA astronaut, Mike Hopkins. Learn what they hope to discover about ant behavior in microgravity, and why it's important.
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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.