It's really hard not to open the drawer where I keep the queen ant. I always want to peek in on her. <\/p>
When I first had her if I opened the drawer she'd run around and seem to panic. She'd run away from the end of the test tube where I wet the cotton to give her an extra drink. <\/p>
But, now she no longer panics, she walks slowly to the cotton. I think she's learned that the vibrations and light aren't a big threat worth panic, and that it means the cotton may be wet soon. <\/p>
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I wonder what kind of experiment one could design along these lines. <\/p>
Can a queen ant learn that vibrations and light changes signal water is avaliable?<\/p>
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I wonder what kind of experiment one could design along these lines. <\/p>
Can a queen ant learn that vibrations and light changes signal water is avaliable?<\/p>
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It's really hard not to open the drawer where I keep the queen ant. I always want to peek in on her. <\/p>
When I first had her if I opened the drawer she'd run around and seem to panic. She'd run away from the end of the test tube where I wet the cotton to give her an extra drink. <\/p>
But, now she no longer panics, she walks slowly to the cotton. I think she's learned that the vibrations and light aren't a big threat worth panic, and that it means the cotton may be wet soon. <\/p>
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It's really hard not to open the drawer where I keep the queen ant. I always want to peek in on her. <\/p>
When I first had her if I opened the drawer she'd run around and seem to panic. She'd run away from the end of the test tube where I wet the cotton to give her an extra drink. <\/p>
But, now she no longer panics, she walks slowly to the cotton. I think she's learned that the vibrations and light aren't a big threat worth panic, and that it means the cotton may be wet soon. <\/p>
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