Ant face patterns like swirls and stubble might have practical value
A lab team spent the pandemic lockdown studying thousands of photos of ant faces
Raised ridges resemble fingerprint lines on the face of this Polyrhachis decora ant. These ridges are just one of the textures that inspired some scientists to study thousands of ant faces during the pandemic.
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