Army ants' 'living' bridges span collective intelligence, 'swarm' robotics
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 19:50
in Biology & Nature
Columns of workers penetrate the forest, furiously gathering as much food and supplies as they can. They are a massive army that living things know to avoid, and that few natural obstacles can waylay. So determined are these legions that should a chasm or gap disrupt the most direct path to their spoils they simply build a new path -- out of themselves.