She wanted to know where they were going in such a hurry, and whether their abrupt pauses and frantically waving antennae had some hidden significance. Later she came to realize that the ants followed invisible trails across the floo
Ants leave trails of home-finding pheromone when looking for food and food-finding pheromones when returning home. This can cause the paths to be longer than the most sufficient trail. https://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/allyr/ants.htm
she didn't want to take medicines to suppress her ability for pattern recognition.
It's very interesting that she did not want to suppress her own behavior by taking medicine, instead she trained herself to live with the anxiety. I think this decision is related to having a desire to study science. Many (if not all) famous scientists are known for their passion for science.
-the only way to do that was to study the world.
Her struggle with anxiety motivated her to study science. This is inspiring and reminds me of the other women we have read about who had to overcome challenges of their own to be involved in science.
Later she came to realize that the ants followed invisible trails across the floo
I love that this was her first encounter with biochemical interactions.