Name: A genialidade emergente das colónias de formigas
Uploaded: 2008-01-08T00:26:00Z
Duration: 20 min 11 s
Description: Com uma picareta ferrugenta, meia dúzia de marcadores japoneses e alguns estudantes a reboque, Deborah Gordon escava colónias de formigas no deserto do Arizona à procura de pistas para compreender sistemas complexos.

Com uma picareta ferrugenta, meia dúzia de marcadores japoneses e alguns estudantes a reboque, Deborah Gordon escava colónias de formigas no deserto do Arizona à procura de pistas para compreender sistemas complexos.

A genialidade emergente das colónias de formigas

Ant colonies operate with no central command, yet manage complex tasks and adapt to change by relying on simple local interactions. Each ant makes decisions based on brief antennal contact, using chemical cues to adjust roles as conditions shift. In mature colonies, these decentralized rules result in stable, efficient group behavior, even though half the ants may appear to do nothing. Over millions of years, this flexible organization has allowed ants to flourish in almost every environment on Earth.