Cockroaches Make Group Decisions

[giza]

Seen on Slashdot, here's an article on discovery.com that talks about how groups of cockroaches make decisions, such as how to occupy different shelters in optimal groups:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060327/cockroach_ani.html

Since the article was light on pictures, additional pictures of this behavour can be found here: http://images.google.com/images?q=lawyer%20meeting

Comments

[danruk.livejournal.com]

Of course Anthrocon's resident Roach (Kage) has another decision making process in place. It goes like this:

"GIZA Made me DO it!"

[thefoxes.livejournal.com]

Is that why Kage always insists that Anthrocon is _really_ run by a "committee"?

[giza.livejournal.com]

I am NOT a cockroach!