myrmepropagandist on Nostr: :: When the ants first developed written language it was natural that they would use ...
:: When the ants first developed written language it was natural that they would use pheromones. But, recording scents on paper presents many challenges. Some pheromones are volatile and may dominate an entire page— others decay or change meaning over time. So the ants developed textured patches, little squares each designed to best absorb and preserve a particular pheromone— what was even better was that the specificity of these many textures made if possible to revive old volumes. 1/
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