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We don't give them the credit they deserve.
Ants are one of the most intelligent species.
I saw a documentary on elephants which showed them weeping when they came across skeletons of other elephants. They had a ritual whereby they'd pick the bones up with their trunks and twirl them towards their mouths, set them down again, and then the next elephant did the same thing.
Another video I saw on YouTube showed two cats, one of which was run over in a parking lot. The one left alive was pawing all over it, almost like as if it was trying to resuscitate it, and just didn't leave its mate's side. Brought tears to my eyes.
I've found when I go on my daily run up in the mountain trail behind my place that I try to jump over any ants nests. I do the same when walking on the pavement; I keep a look out. I hate the thought of unnecessarily killing an innocent creature.
In summary, I'm sure they do miss their loved ones.
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