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small talk very small talk scientists
have long studied how various creatures
communicate dolphins in the water
chimpanzees on land birds in flight but
insects could they possibly have
anything to say say Well when it comes
to the tiny ant it turns out the answer
may be yes here's Nick
watt ants live in highly structured
societies they are masters of
architecture and even Agriculture and
now scientists tell us ants actually
talk to each
other were you surprised by what you
found we were yes we were
surprised with an iPod and an old pair
of headphones they discovered worker
ants are indifferent to rock
music but stand guard when a distressed
Queen makes this particular
sound they stand on the speaker with
their Jones and the mandibles opened uh
something like saying I'm defending some
my queen now no one is saying these
little creatures talk like they do in
the movies now stay calm we are going
around round the leaf a round the leaf I
I don't think we can do that but they do
have a kind of language look at the back
end of the ant that's the abdomen moving
up and down vibrating that's how ants
make noise that's how they are supposed
to talk to each
other scientists made these startling
discoveries by accident while studying
the large blue butterfly they watched
butterfly Pupi trick ants into taking
them to ant nests and nurturing them
until they have Ed why well amazingly
the butterfly peie imitate the ant
Queen's distinctive voice butterflies
have learned to speak this mysterious
ant language the language humans have
only just discovered neck ABC News
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