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Indrė Svirplytė, Bringing Back My True Colors, 2023

Indrė Svirplytė

Bringing Back My True Colors
2023
felt-tip pen on paper
21×21 cm
courtesy of the artist

Groups of ants have a shared personality.60 An entire colony can be fearful of new environments, prudent and risk-averse. These shy colonies also tend to be less competitive.61, 62

  • According to research conducted on Aphaenogaster senilis.
  • Colonies with a more adventurous and aggressive personality tend to gather more resources, but they fail to respond to environmental shifts. This leads to more deaths.
  • Blight et al., 2016