Did ants invent the perfect mobile communications system
Ants interact using a system known as pheromones, which involves sending 'chemical messages' to their community through smell and taste. This is one of the oldest and most evolved forms of group communication on the planet and has many features that today's mobile and virtual teams could benefit from.

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Army ants from Kenya forming impressive raiding columns consisting of up to 20 million workers.
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