After reading all the other items on this list, consider that the time spent by ants in their nests is in total darkness. That means they raise their crops, herd their cattle, raise their young, all without using their vision. They even tunnel out their often huge nests without so much as a flashlight, and have to coordinate their efforts with other workers through touch, as they lack speech also.

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