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Slavemaker ants raid other ant colonies to bring back pupae, who then grow up to be the labor force. Now it turns out these social parasites show remarkable strategy and intelligence in choosing their future slaves.

Slavemaker ants bend only the strongest rivals to their will

http://io9.com/5684902/slavemaker-ants-bend-only-the-strongest-rivals-to-their-will

Einstein was right - honey bee collapse threatens global food security - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8306970/Einstein-was-right-honey-bee-collapse-threatens-global-food-security.html The agri-business lender Rabobank said the numbers of US bee colonies failing to survive each winter has risen to 30pc to 35pc from an historical norm of 10pc.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-10/bees-beat-computers-ability-solve-complex-math-problem Bumblebee In a new study, researchers report that bumblebees were able to figure out the most efficient routes among several computer-controlled "flowers," quickly solving a complex problem that even stumps supercomputers.

Bees Solve Hard Computing Problems Faster Than Supercomputers | Popular Science

Bacteria can distinguish “self” from “other,” and between their relatives and strangers. http://www.disinfo.com/2010/11/are-bacteria-far-more-intelligent-than-we-realize/

Are Bacteria Far More Intelligent Than We Realize? | Disinformation

Boy discovers microbe that eats plastic | MNN - Mother Nature Network

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/boy-discovers-microbe-that-eats-plastic It's not your average science fair when the 16-year-old winner manages to solve a global waste crisis. But such was the case at last May's Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa, Ontario, where Daniel Burd, a high school student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, presented his research on microorganisms that can rapidly biodegrade plastic. Daniel had a thought it seems even the most esteemed PhDs hadn't considered.

Minding the Planet: Minding the Planet: From Semantic Web to Glo

This article presents some thoughts about the future of intelligence on Earth. http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/06/minding_the_pla.html
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