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The “anternet” discovered! How ants mimic Internet protocol
SmartPlanet ^
| August 31, 2012, 3:15 AM PDT
| Mari Silbey
Posted on 09/08/2012 5:33:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
In a sign that nature still has an awful lot to teach us, a Stanford biologist and computer scientist have discovered that harvester ants hunt for food the same way Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) operates to determine and manage network congestion. …
The way ants use the networking process is by measuring the rate of return by hunters seeking food, and using that data to vary the number of individuals sent out to help with the effort. …
(Excerpt) Read more at smartplanet.com ...
TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:33:25 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
"The anternet! Yes of course! The anternet! I invented that as well!"
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:36:34 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Someday our schools we will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: Olog-hai
“Go to the ant you sluggard, and consider its ways and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:37:07 PM PDT
by
txrefugee
To: Olog-hai
Isn’t the Lord God wonderful?
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:38:53 PM PDT
by
upchuck
("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
To: Olog-hai
But, somehow they can't get around this little piece of malware:
The Ant Lion
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:38:58 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: Olog-hai
Isn’t the Lord God wonderful?
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:39:23 PM PDT
by
upchuck
("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:46:37 PM PDT
by
svcw
(If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
To: upchuck
I had heard that the way the internet routes data packets is far from optimal.
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:51:22 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
( Wherever I find myself standing, I forever stand with Israel.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:54:46 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: Olog-hai
In 200 years it will be on display at the Smithsonian Send out a packet, with no clue of where it is going, and hope to get an ack, eventually. It's suprising how effective that can be.
/johnny
To: upchuck
The complexity of DNA code (never mind enzyme command code) makes what was divinely given to ants pale by comparison.
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posted on
09/08/2012 5:56:31 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
Duh! Idiot with a ^C and no clue what is in the clipboard....
harvester ants hunt for food the same way Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) operates
Is what I meant to quote.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
That’s what happens when you exceed the speed of light.
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posted on
09/08/2012 6:01:23 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
To: UCANSEE2
LOL! I'll blame that.
/johnny
To: Slyfox
I recall seeing a similar picture of Ant Lions, and I was both fascinated and wound up having nightmares. It wasn't until I went to Boy Scout camp that I actually saw ant lions "in the wild."
The picture is NOT drawn to scale, unless those ants are tiny! The ant lion larvae are only about 4 or 5 mm in length.
Mark
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posted on
09/08/2012 6:35:33 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/08/2012 6:47:21 PM PDT
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
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