Tiny Ant Colony Relocated to Space

For most astronauts the journey to space is filled with intense training, but for 640 new residents of the Space Station their selection was based on skills they possess naturally.

Tiny Ant Colony Relocated to Space Ants, the creatures who have lived on the Earth for millions of years, and who have such a terrible reputation as picnic crashers have finally made it to outer space.

NASA wants to study them for two reasons. First in an effort to understand how they function on our planet scientists aboard the station will observe how the ants fare in microgravity. Scientists have long been curious about the amazing navigational and organizational skills of the common ant. It will helpfully also in providing a better understanding of t...

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