Ants Optimize Their Search

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December 15, 2010

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New research shows that when presented with a barrier, ants don’t just turn around and follow the scent back the way they came. Instead, they perform an advanced search: Read more

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Neato. For some reason I knew that 32,768 was a power of 2. Maybe it's the doubling game or something. Doesn't that basically mean that the ants faced a maze with passageways that only had two forks at once, never more?tragic mishap_{December 15, 2010
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of related note, Design based on Bombardier beetle wins award for outstanding innovation (Andy McIntosh was on the team) Beetle defence inspires University of Leeds research Excerpt: The deadly defence system of a tiny African beetle has inspired award-winning research into a new generation of technology. The 2cm (0.8in) long Bombardier beetle defends itself with toxic steam which it can blast up to 20cm (8in). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11959381 quote: To what does McIntosh owe his award-winning success? “Nobody had studied the beetle from a physics and engineering perspective as we did, and we didn’t appreciate how much we would learn from it.” http://www.creationsafaris.com/crev201012.htm#20101215abornagain77_{December 15, 2010
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