22 Sep 2009
Pheromone trail networks in ants
Posted by Simon in Uncategorized • 4 commentsAmong the everyday challenges an ant colony faces, the exploration and the exploitation of its environment is one of the most critical. In some species food collection is achieved by thousands of workers travelling along well-defined foraging trails. These trails emerge from a succession of pheromone deposits and can result in a complex network of interconnected routes. [...]