"Initially, the slime mold dispersed evenly around the oat flakes, - TopicsExpress



          

"Initially, the slime mold dispersed evenly around the oat flakes, exploring its new territory. But within hours, the slime mold began to refine its pattern, strengthening the tunnels between oat flakes while the other links gradually disappeared. After about a day, the slime mold had constructed a network of interconnected nutrient-ferrying tubes. Its design looked almost identical to that of the rail system surrounding Tokyo, with a larger number of strong, resilient tunnels connecting centrally located oats." And more cool stuff: algorithmsinnature.org/
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:35:19 +0000

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