The dynamics of collective sorting robot-like ants and ant-like robots
Proceedings of the first international conference on simulation of adaptive behavior on From animals to animats
Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems
Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems
Self-Organization in Biological Systems
Self-Organization in Biological Systems
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In this paper we describe an individual-based model to account for the growth and morphogenesis of networks of galleries in the ant Messor sancta. The activity of the individuals depends only on their local perception of the immediate surroundings. Coordination between ants arises from the modifications of the environment resulting from their activity: the removal of sand pellets and a pheromone trail-laying behaviour. We show that the growth of the networks results from a self-organized process that also allows the collective adaptation of the size and shape of the network to the size of the colony.