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Le Monde · 9 min · 18% new words

Comment les fourmis bâtissent des ponts

Les fourmis n'ont pas d'ingénieurs. Quand une colonne rencontre une brèche dans le sol, les ouvrières du bord s'arrêtent et s'accrochents'accrocher[sakʁɔʃe]to cling, to hook onHere: they hook their legs into each other to form a bridge.
les unes aux autres.
La règle que suit chaque fourmi tient en une phrase: si tu sens du passage sur ton dos, reste; si le passage faiblit, lâche et rejoins la marche.

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stigmergy
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