Ants are known for being busy little creatures, but they do rest at times. In fact, scientists have found that ants actually achieve some form of work-life balance that we humans could learn from.
Downtime for Ants
Researchers at Missouri S&T have found evidence that ants take turns staying busy rather than being active all the time. While some ants in a colony take a break, others step in to make sure there’s plenty of labor to serve the colony. Then, the busy little ants take their turn resting, and the ones that were resting get back to work. Researchers noted that larger colonies focused even more on this work-life balance, which helps conserve energy for the entire colony.
Work-Life Balance for People
This research could lead to improved ways of achieving work-life balance for humans. Since ants conserve energy, this results in improved productivity for the colony as a whole. We might also learn better ways to manage resources within communities thanks to this research.
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