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On self-regulated swarms, societal memory, speed and dynamics
- Artificial Life X: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems
, 2006
"... Wasps, bees, ants and termites all make effective use of their environment and resources by displaying collective “swarm ” intelligence. Termite colonies- for instance- build nests with a complexity far beyond the comprehension of the individual termite, while ant colonies dynamically allocate labor ..."
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Wasps, bees, ants and termites all make effective use of their environment and resources by displaying collective “swarm ” intelligence. Termite colonies- for instance- build nests with a complexity far beyond the comprehension of the individual termite, while ant colonies dynamically allocate labor to various vital tasks such as foraging or defense without any central decision-making ability. Recent research suggests that microbial life can be even richer: highly social, intricately networked, and teeming with interactions, as found in bacteria. What strikes from these observations is that both ant colonies and bacteria have similar natural mechanisms based on Stigmergy and Self-Organization in order to emerge coherent and sophisticated patterns of global foraging behavior. Keeping in mind the

