Apparently there were some ants in space (the ones we’re talking about got sent there by us 🙂  The test referred to is called the “ISS experiment” and it was done with the pavement ant.  There is also a video on this experiment:

Get up to speed on Ants in Space! This brief overview video explains the basics of the experiment, and it includes commentary from scientists and NASA astronaut, Mike Hopkins. Learn what they hope to discover about ant behavior in microgravity, and why it’s important.

Let’s find out what happened to these ants in the video on page 2

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