Topics:<\/b> Church; Community; Cooperation; Discipleship; Family; Growth; Leadership; Mentoring; Patience; Results; Sacrifice; Sanctification; Teaching; Training; Unselfishness<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Romans 12:1\u20138; Ephesians 4:1\u20137; Colossians 3:12\u201317<\/p>\n
Worker ants sacrifice time and efficiency to teach other ants how to find food, which benefits their society as a whole.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s more. According to research published in January 2006, when a female ant of the species Temnothorax albipennis<\/i> goes out to find food, she will often choose another ant to accompany her. If the second ant doesn\u2019t know the way to the food source, the leader will teach her through a process called \u201ctandem running.\u201d As the teacher runs along the path to food, the student follows behind, often stopping to locate landmarks. That creates a gap between the leader and student. When ready, the student will run forward and tap the teacher on the back legs.<\/p>\n
Ants participating in tandem running located a food source in an average of 201 seconds, while ants searching for food on their own took an average of 310 seconds (a 35 percent difference). However, the process is detrimental to the teachers. Research indicated that the lead ants traveled up to four times faster when not accompanied by a student.<\/p>\n
So why do leaders sacrifice their time and efficiency to teach others? According to Nigel Franks, study leader, \u201cThey are very closely related nest mates, and their society as a whole will benefit.\u201d This occurs as the students gradually learn their way and are able to teach other ants, which increases the efficiency of the entire population.<\/p>\n
\u2014Bjorn Carey, \u201cAnt School: The First Formal Classroom Found in Nature,\u201d FoxNews.com (January 13, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Church; Community; Cooperation; Discipleship; Family; Growth; Leadership; Mentoring; Patience; Results; Sacrifice; Sanctification; Teaching; Training; Unselfishness References: Romans 12:1\u20138; Ephesians 4:1\u20137; Colossians 3:12\u201317 Worker ants sacrifice time and efficiency to teach other ants how to find food, which benefits their society as a whole. There\u2019s more. According to research published in January 2006, when a … Continue reading “ANT
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