Ants utilize a chemical trail system for foraging, which can inadvertently lead to self-reinforcing, circular behavior when leader ants deviate from the original path.
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When the ant finds food, it oozes out
chemicals through its abdomen, leaving a
trail that tells the other ones where to
go. And after the other ants ate, they
would add their own chemicals on their
way back, which would strengthen the
scent, attracting more ants. Now, if the
leader ants [music]
accidentally circled back to the middle
of the trail, the other ants would
[music] start joining, reinforcing the
circle while the original path slowly
disappeared. And with no exit, they
would march for hours until every single
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