Armed with a backhoe and a handful of markers, Deborah Gordon studies ant colonies in the Arizona desert. She asks: How do these chitinous creatures get down to business -- and even multitask when they need to -- with no language, memory or visible leadership? Her answers could lead to a better understanding of all complex systems, from the brain to the Web.
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Deborah Gordon: How do ants know what to do?
Category: Behavioral Biology
Posted on: January 12, 2008 4:00 PM, by Greg Laden
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