Post #2309417
2026-01-19 23:09 UTC
@mikemccaffrey@pdx.social @rk@mastodon.well.com @kludgekml@sunbeam.city
They were doing the surgery with the cover on the nest in total darkness?
So I don't think they "saw" the problem.
But they do use sight when attacking enemies ... for example to try to go for their neck, or to sting them in the joints.
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@futurebird@sauropods.win 2026-01-19 23:13
@mikemccaffrey@pdx.social @rk@mastodon.well.com @kludgekml@sunbeam.city But these are ants with average ant eyesight, which is to say it's more a secondary sense to them. Their world is much more about touch and pheromones, textures and tiny vibrations. Although if I wave my hand over an ant she will follow the motion, but I do wonder if she's sensing the heat and air disturbance and smells too.