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• To search the food, ants take initially different directions, but those choosing
the shortest path will reach the food more quickly.
• On their way back to the nest, they will deposit pheromone and the shortest
path will be marked strongly by pheromone.
• Therefore, this path will be more attractive for the other ants.
• Pheromones evaporate
• Avoids being trapped in local optima
small low evaporation ⇒ ⇒ slow adaptation
large high evaporation ⇒ ⇒ fast adaptation
Food source
Nest
The Ability of ants for finding food using the shortest pathway.
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