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Discovering one reason why swarming evolved offers tantalizing clues on how intelligence developed
June 5, 2013 by NewsBot
Many animals -- from locusts to fish -- live in groups and swarm, but scientists aren't sure why or how this behavior evolved. Now scientists have used a model system to show for the first time that predator confusion can make prey evolve swarming behavior.
