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How Ants Find Food (2003)
- maaaats 11y agoSimilar idea is used for optimization algorithms, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_colony_optimization_algorithms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_colony_optimization_algori...
- IndianAstronaut 11y agoThese are a part of a huge category of algorithms called metaheuristic algorithms. Really interesting area of research.
- ycmbntrthrwaway 11y agoMUTE is currently dead, but its ideas are used in FreeNet [1]. For example, TTL mechanism in FreeNet is based on MUTE ideas [2]. Too bad FreeNet lacks up-to-date technical documentation and papers describe older versions of protocol. [1] https://freenetproject.org/ https://freenetproject.org/ [2] http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/utilityCounters.shtml http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/utilityCounters.shtml
- S_A_P 11y agoI have a sugar ant problem in my house and this had me thinking of how they find the food so quickly. I knew it came down to pheromones but this explanation really clarified it for me.
- kang 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum_sensing#Social_insects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorum_sensing#Social_insects