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Corina Tarnita and the Deep Mathematics of Social Insects

The Joy of x

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Termite Mounds - What Are They and Why Do They Exist?

A termite is a few millimeters long, maybe a centimeter long. It travels some significant distances compared to its size. Every mound has only one colony in it. The termites organize themselves in fantastic ways. They they just make these very organized societies where there is a many, many millions of individuals working together and coexisting in the same colony.

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