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How Ant Colonies Get Things Done

Posted on May 13, 2008 by root
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Here you have a nice and very informative Google Tech Talk by Dr. Deborah Gordon on how ant colonies work without any central control:

It seems that ants make most of their decisions just based on the frequency they encounter other ants (which have a specific smell according to their role in the colony).

Posted in biology, complex systems, video | 1 Reply

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