Natures wonders: ant foraging mimics TCP (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, May 07, 2016, 15:22 (3120 days ago) @ dhw

dhw: And it seems to me perfectly possible that they developed the original algorithms as well. Or did/does God have to put every algorithm into their heads? 
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> DAVID: It is still the issue of how do instincts develop and enter DNA for future reference?
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> dhw: I don't know where we draw the line between learned behaviour and instinct.... if I need to go hunting, I will have to be taught what to do. I would suggest that the ants' foraging is more like learned behaviour than instinct, and we know how well ants communicate.-Are the new-born foragers told go find food like the stuff you've been eating? I don't think they learn on the job; not efficient for the nest. I'm still with instinct.-> dhw: If you can tell us exactly how DNA stores experiences, memories and information and then passes them on to future generations, you will certainly beat me to that Nobel Prize!-I'd rather both of us do it together, and take the trip to Stockholm as a team. I'll bring Susan.