Function | Solutions adopted in beehive |
To ease communication | Dance simplicity, use of odors, location for dances at entrance |
To reduce false or irrelevant data | Free speech, transparency, redundant supervision, relevance filtering |
To mitigate loss of data | Dance protocols, redundancy of channels (dances and odors) |
To ease credit attribution | Recognition of odors is immediate |
To reduce unreal credit attribution | Production of pheromones guide behavior in closed loop with production, queen supersedure, decisions subjected to evaluation of colony members |
To reduce credit loss | Odors are robust identification method, low conflict level, workers eggs destruction, decision maker limitation, redundant supervision, universality |