The nests built by social insects are among the most complex structures produced by animal
groups. They reveal the social behaviour of a colony and as such they potentially allow …

The similarities between the structures built by social insects and by humans have led to a
convergence of interests between biologists and architects. This new, de facto …

Facilitating efficient resource transfer requires building an optimized transportation network
which balances cost minimization with benefit maximization. For animals which forage for …

Like traditional organisms, eusocial insect societies express traits that are the target of
natural selection. Variation at the colony level emerges from the combined attributes of …

The association between the division of labour and worker body size of ants is typical for
species that maintain physical castes. Some studies showed that this phenomenon can be …

Foraging behavior in termites varies with the feeding habits of each species but often occurs
through the formation of well-defined trails that connect the nest to food sources in species …

Social insects build sophisticated and complex architectures such as huge nests and
underground galleries based on self-organizing rules. The structures of these architectures …

Subterranean termites live underground and build tunnel networks to obtain food and
nesting space. After obtaining food, termites return to their nests to transfer it. The efficiency …

Termite nest repairs are considered a defensive conduct as they reduce the colony's
exposure to the external environment. Repair activities are carried out by worker castes that …

We study the tunnelling network dynamics of two morphologically and ecologically very
similar native termite species from the Brazilian Cerrado, Cornitermes cumulans and …