Conference "Our ants"
Overview
Intro
This funny and instructive lecture reveals the incredible capacities of ants: social organisation, strength, collective intelligence and their influence on our technologies.
Did you know that the total weight of ants exceeds that of humans? And that, despite their profusion in an anthill, no ant ever collides with another? That they have developed unrivalled systems of health, work, agriculture and defence? That an ant can carry up to sixty times its own weight, that the male ant dies of exhaustion after making love, and that there are kamikaze ants? That the queen manages the balance of her colony using a spermatheca, and that observation of ants has led to the development of the algorithms and artificial intelligence we use every day?
This highly instructive, slightly educational and totally offbeat talk, which two renowned myrmecologist specialists are preparing to give you today, will inevitably change your perception of the tiny insect that is the ant. After this, you'll no longer be able to target a colony of ants that has taken up residence in your kitchen with a spray can. And you'll never again walk past an anthill with that disdainful pout, trying to flick away the few ants slithering between the hairs on your forearm.
The show “Nos fourmis” by Philippe Soltermann and Mali van Valenberg is presented as part of the Culture on Tour project supported by the Local Council.
* The talk is taking place at salle polyvalente.
* The talk is intended for adults and children aged 9 and over.
* Raiffeisen customers benefit from discounts on all Culture On Tour shows via the MemberPlus platform.
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Epicharme Productions
Route de Plan-Baar 64 1996 Baar +41 79 417 82 71 info@cultureontour.ch |
| Event Homepage | https://cultureontour.ch/?view=article&id=627 |
| Price |
Price :
* Adult : CHF ¤30.00
* Adult (AVS) : CHF ¤26.00
* Adult Raiffeisen : CHF ¤24.00
* Junior : CHF ¤18.00
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Event dates
- 18 April 2026
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Centre Sportif de Nendaz
1997
Haute-Nendaz
Switzerland