In ant societies, where intricate underground nests are meticulously crafted, collective efforts revolve around the handling and transportation of soil particles. This intricate behavior unfolds as a series of actions: picking up objects, transporting them to specific locations, and carefully placing them down. What’s truly fascinating is that ants employ this precision in various scenarios, including the remarkable task of paving sticky surfaces, likely motivated to improve their mobility. We invited fire ants to engage in this captivating process, where they adorned a vaseline-coated canvas with various materials. The result is a testament to the artistry of nature in action, a visual symphony created by these industrious insects.

