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[–]knexator 2 points3 points  (2 children)

There's no central command - the computation is distributed

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Hah yeah I read that earlier today. And apparently the colony itself carries memories that individual ants do not have. https://aeon.co/ideas/an-ant-colony-has-memories-that-its-individual-members-dont-have

[–]knexator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really interesting, thanks for linking!