Show Scientist Discovers Ants Pattern Human Behavior NEW YORK A A tiny corner of I io d-io Q Je be the attic af of ale t I American Museum 67 vi Natural N t r 1 His HiS- History HiStory tory is the planning center for a flung far-flung program of esoteric stud stud- studies studies studies ies conducted by Dr Theodore G. G who is one of the worlds world's leading ant psychologists In his lined book-lined office Dr keeps track of what is doing in the ant world by corre corre- corresponding corresponding corresponding with other scientists and by perusing scientific literature He frequently makes a flying trip I to Central America to study his his his' favorite the army ant in its na na- natural natural na- na natural tural habitat At other times he may be found as he was yesterday measuring the time it takes a bright ant to find its way through a maze clev clev- cleverly cleverly cleverly erly designed to test the learning ability of an insect in search of food As an ant psychologist Dr believes that many of the oddities of human behavior may be at least partly explained when the inflexible patterns of be- be beh behavior vior havior h exhibited in a rudimentary society of ants are understood To I this end Dr has spent many many hours crawling on hands I anu ano an knees watching ware ing ants ant's ts at work wort w-kor w I and play and fearlessly has prod prod- prodded prodded prodded ded into ant nests and activities rarely seen by human eyes c 1 Dr finds that weather has a direct effect on ant actions and that their behavior varies ac ac- according according ac- ac according cording to the prevailing temper temper- temperature temperature temperature and humidity |