Thomas Schmickl

TL;DR: The observed insect behavior, in the context of the insect's sensor—actor system, is formalized as behavioral and motion-sensing meta- Models of micro-robots by means of a sensors virtualization technique to keep the efficiency and scalability of the bio-inspired approach.

TL;DR: The ability of a swarm of autonomous micro-robots to perform collective decision making in a dynamic environment is demonstrated, an emergent property of decentralized self-organization, which results from executing a very simple bio-inspired algorithm.

TL;DR: The ultimate goal of this chapter is to provide the reader with a comprehensive set of experimental protocols for detailed studies on all aspects of honey bee behaviour including investigation of pesticide and insecticide effects.

TL;DR: The larvae's mean capping age significantly correlated with the mean pollen income: the less pollen was stored by the hive during the larvae's development, the earlier the larvae were capped, and this strategy compensates for a shortage of supply by reducing demand.

TL;DR: This review discusses proximate individual mechanisms that lead to the precise regulation of the complex system that is a honey bee society, and discusses the workforce of adult bees appropriately divided among the required tasks.