"ant mill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ant mills [plural]
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  1. A phenomenon where a group of army ants separated from the main foraging party lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle and eventually dying of exhaustion. Wikipedia link: ant mill Categories (lifeform): Ants

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