Simon Garnier
@lostintheswarm.bsky.social
I'm paid to watch ants & play with robots → https://www.theswarmlab.com
I spend that money on cameras and film → https://www.instagram.com/lostintheswarm/
When I’m stressed out, I code to relax → https://github.com/swarm-lab
I spend that money on cameras and film → https://www.instagram.com/lostintheswarm/
When I’m stressed out, I code to relax → https://github.com/swarm-lab
Reposted by Simon Garnier
with @shoalgroup.bsky.social and @lostintheswarm.bsky.social ✨
Link to the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Made possible by an @asab.org Conference Attendance Grant 🥰🙏
Link to the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Made possible by an @asab.org Conference Attendance Grant 🥰🙏
swaRmverse: An R package for the comparative analysis of collective motion
Collective motion, that is the coordinated spatial and temporal organisation of individuals, is a core element in the study of collective animal behaviour. The self-organised properties of how a g...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
with @shoalgroup.bsky.social and @lostintheswarm.bsky.social ✨
Link to the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Made possible by an @asab.org Conference Attendance Grant 🥰🙏
Link to the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Made possible by an @asab.org Conference Attendance Grant 🥰🙏
5. Bailey, J. D., Wallis, J., & Codling, E. A. (2018). Navigational efficiency in a biased and correlated random walk model of individual animal movement. Ecology, 99(1), 217–223. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2076
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January 31, 2024 at 1:48 PM
5. Bailey, J. D., Wallis, J., & Codling, E. A. (2018). Navigational efficiency in a biased and correlated random walk model of individual animal movement. Ecology, 99(1), 217–223. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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4. Burford, B. P., & Robison, B. H. (2020). Bioluminescent backlighting illuminates the complex visual signals of a social squid in the deep sea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(15), 8524–8531. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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4. Burford, B. P., & Robison, B. H. (2020). Bioluminescent backlighting illuminates the complex visual signals of a social squid in the deep sea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(15), 8524–8531. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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3. Van der Weel, F. R. (ruud), & Van der Meer, A. L. H. (2024). Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
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Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study wit...
As traditional handwriting is progressively being replaced by digital devices, it is essential to investigate the implications for the human brain. Brain electrical activity was recorded in 36 univers...
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January 31, 2024 at 1:45 PM
3. Van der Weel, F. R. (ruud), & Van der Meer, A. L. H. (2024). Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity: a high-density EEG study with implications for the classroom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
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2. Gardner, M. J., & Altman, D. G. (1986). Confidence intervals rather than P values: estimation rather than hypothesis testing. British Medical Journal , 292(6522), 746–750. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
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January 31, 2024 at 1:45 PM
2. Gardner, M. J., & Altman, D. G. (1986). Confidence intervals rather than P values: estimation rather than hypothesis testing. British Medical Journal , 292(6522), 746–750. doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
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1. Deeti, S., Cheng, K., Graham, P., & Wystrach, A. (2023). Scanning behaviour in ants: an interplay between random-rate processes and oscillators. Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 209(4), 625–639. doi.org/10.1007/s003...
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Scanning behaviour in ants: an interplay between random-rate processes and oscillators - Journal of ...
At the start of a journey home or to a foraging site, ants often stop, interrupting their forward movement, turn on the spot a number of times, and fixate in different directions. These scanning bouts...
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January 31, 2024 at 1:44 PM
1. Deeti, S., Cheng, K., Graham, P., & Wystrach, A. (2023). Scanning behaviour in ants: an interplay between random-rate processes and oscillators. Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 209(4), 625–639. doi.org/10.1007/s003...
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6. Okrutniak, M., Rom, B., Turza, F., & Grześ, I. M. (2020). Body Size Differences between Foraging and Intranidal Workers of the Monomorphic Ant Lasius niger. Insects, 11(7). doi.org/10.3390/inse...
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Body Size Differences between Foraging and Intranidal Workers of the Monomorphic Ant Lasius niger
The association between the division of labour and worker body size of ants is typical for species that maintain physical castes. Some studies showed that this phenomenon can be also observed in the a...
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January 24, 2024 at 12:45 PM
6. Okrutniak, M., Rom, B., Turza, F., & Grześ, I. M. (2020). Body Size Differences between Foraging and Intranidal Workers of the Monomorphic Ant Lasius niger. Insects, 11(7). doi.org/10.3390/inse...
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5. Adamatzky, A. (2019). A brief history of liquid computers. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 374(1774), 20180372. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
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January 24, 2024 at 12:45 PM
5. Adamatzky, A. (2019). A brief history of liquid computers. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 374(1774), 20180372. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
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4. O’Brien, D. A., Taylor, M. L., Masonjones, H. D., Boersch-Supan, P. H., & O’Shea, O. R. (2021). An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population. Marine Biology, 168(5), 61. doi.org/10.1007/s002...
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An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population ...
Long held notions of the universally asocial octopus are being challenged due to the identification of high-density and interacting octopus populations in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and the deep sea....
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January 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
4. O’Brien, D. A., Taylor, M. L., Masonjones, H. D., Boersch-Supan, P. H., & O’Shea, O. R. (2021). An experimental assessment of social tolerance and den ecology in a high-density octopus population. Marine Biology, 168(5), 61. doi.org/10.1007/s002...
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3. Kozima, H., Nakagawa, C., & Yasuda, Y. (2005). Interactive robots for communication-care: a case-study in autism therapy. ROMAN 2005. IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2005., 341–346. doi.org/10.1109/ROMA...
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Interactive robots for communication-care: a case-study in autism therapy
The paper proposes possible use of interactive robots in the remedial practice for children with autism, who have difficulties mainly in interpersonal communication. For this purpose, we built a small...
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January 24, 2024 at 12:44 PM
3. Kozima, H., Nakagawa, C., & Yasuda, Y. (2005). Interactive robots for communication-care: a case-study in autism therapy. ROMAN 2005. IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2005., 341–346. doi.org/10.1109/ROMA...
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2. Di Pietro, V., Govoni, P., Chan, K. H., Oliveira, R. C., Wenseleers, T., & van den Berg, P. (2022). Evolution of self-organised division of labour driven by stigmergy in leaf-cutter ants. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21971. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Evolution of self-organised division of labour driven by stigmergy in leaf-cutter ants - Scientific ...
Scientific Reports - Evolution of self-organised division of labour driven by stigmergy in leaf-cutter ants
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2. Di Pietro, V., Govoni, P., Chan, K. H., Oliveira, R. C., Wenseleers, T., & van den Berg, P. (2022). Evolution of self-organised division of labour driven by stigmergy in leaf-cutter ants. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21971. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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1. Plum, F., Bulla, R., Beck, H. K., Imirzian, N., & Labonte, D. (2023). replicAnt: a pipeline for generating annotated images of animals in complex environments using Unreal Engine. Nature Communications, 14(1), 7195. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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replicAnt: a pipeline for generating annotated images of animals in complex environments using Unrea...
Deep learning-based computer vision tools are transforming animal behavioural research; however, many challenges remain. Here, Plum et al. present replicAnt, a novel tool for generating synthetic...
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January 24, 2024 at 12:43 PM
1. Plum, F., Bulla, R., Beck, H. K., Imirzian, N., & Labonte, D. (2023). replicAnt: a pipeline for generating annotated images of animals in complex environments using Unreal Engine. Nature Communications, 14(1), 7195. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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