Patterns of Self-organization in Ants - Bifurcation

Bifurcation

This is an instant transition of the whole system to a new stable pattern when a threshold is reached. Bifurcation is also known as multi-stability in which many stable states are possible.

Examples of pattern types:

1. Transition between disordered and ordered pattern
2. Transition from an even use of many food sources to one source.
3. Formation of branched nest galleries.
4. Group preference of one exit by escaping ants.
5. Chain formation of mutual leg grasping.