[originaltext] Ants have an amazing ability to communicate with each other

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Ants have an amazing ability to communicate with each other and work together to accomplish complex tasks. Their specialized behavior (30) due to chemical communication is so well developed that humans can learn a lot from them about how best to work in teams. British scientists at the University of Bristol are studying colonies of army ants to understand how they organize themselves and share knowledge.  These insects are known for using their bodies as living plugs to cover holes on the rough terrain between their nest and their prey. When they encounter a hole in their path, they quickly determine which of them is the best fit. The appropriate ant then lies across the gap, allowing the remainder of the group to step on its back. (31) This important minority of ants maximizes the food collection of the entire colony by literally "paving the way" for the others.
     The collective behavior that emerges from a group of social insects, such as ants, can be called "swarm intelligence". Swarm intelligence consists of the self-organization of many individuals that work collectively to find the best solution for a difficult problem.  The concepts of swarm intelligence have been used in a variety of human applications. (32) "Ant colony maximization" has been mimicked as a routing method that improves the efficiency of cargo transfers on airplanes, and has even become a routing technique for moving data across telecommunications networks more smoothly.  I guess you could say that our daily lives benefit from the tireless work of ants.

选项 A、By using their body to pave the way for others.
B、By covering holes inside their nest.
C、By determining which one is the best fit.
D、By stepping on remainder’s back.

答案 A

解析 文章提到这一小部分蚂蚁非常重要,为了使集体能找到尽可能多的食物,它们会用自己的身体为同伴铺路,故选A项。
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