CT scanning shows how ants build without an architect
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 06:00
in Biology & Nature
Ant nests are some of the most remarkable structures in nature. Their relative size is rivalled only by our own skyscrapers but there is no architect or blueprint. Instead they are built collectively, through self-organization and the local interactions of ants with one another and their environment. So, how do ants decide what and where to build?