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Ants are social insects with physical and behavioral skills that are still fascinating to human beings (Greek mythology mentioned them!). This fascination is often justified by biological studies and observations: the activity of ants is undoubtedly observable, such as in the huge nests (anthills) that they build, their battles, and their various diets (their“agriculture” when growing fungi, for instance).
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This paper is linked to Marco Dorigo’s Ph.D. thesis [7].
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Monmarché, N. (2016). Artificial Ants. In: Siarry, P. (eds) Metaheuristics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45403-0_7
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