Did you know Ants are super savvy real estate shoppers compared to an average human?

Ants are not comparison shoppers!

Picture an ant with the size of a grain of rice, standing alone in a cave, with no tools and no light. Scientists and mathematicians have studied the ant species Temnothorax albipennican, has the ability to compare one cave to the next and determine which is the best one to start a new colony. These type of ants are generally found to inhabit in the coastal cliffs of Southern England. The size of the colony is directed related to the number of ants. Once the colony grows too big for the crevice, they migrate and build a new location.

From lab studies, the scout ants can distinctly tell a high quality nesting place without the need to visit any other sites. 75% of the ants only visited one site and stayed there. A different test exposed the ants only to a low quality site whereby a majority did not choose to stay there. In essence, ants naturally knows what they are looking for instead of comparing and shopping around. After finding the good nest for a new dwelling, the scout will alert the rest of the colony to join them.

These pragmatic creatures simply evaluate the site features, and if it fits their needs, they accept it and move instead of looking for alternatives. Should us humans follow their wisdom that if we see something good, just take it?