Bonabeau, Eric; Theraulaz, Guy; Schatz, Bertrand; … - Santa Fe Institute - 1999
A simple response threshold model is used to explain a pattern of division of labour observed in the ponerine ant Ectatomma ruidum, where it was found that prey-foraging behaviour could be subdivided into two categories: stinging and transporting. Stingers kill live prey and transporters carry...