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human
How do ants find their way back "home"?

I just noticed that there's a single ant in my elevator. What happens if I take it and bring it to the nearby garden? Will the ant ever find its nest? Do ants just join other group of ants, regardless of their origins?
gpt
They track their way by scent markers. If you trace an ants journey another ant from the same colony will follow the exact same route. 


To answer the second part of the question, no. Ants are INSANELY territorial. If the ant comes across another colony they will kill it. Instantly and brutally.