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from the dept. As individuals, ants might be tiny dummies, but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment. They do it with something called swarm intelligence. Where this intelligence comes from raises a fundamental question in nature: How do the simple actions of individuals add up to the complex behavior of a group? The collective abilities of such animals--none of which grasps the big picture, but each of which contributes to the group's success--seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best. Yet during the past few decades, researchers have come up with intriguing insights. http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0707/feature5/ < | >
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Swarm Intelligence
