@futurebird I'm pretty sure I sent you this before, but in case I didn't:

https://direct.mit.edu/books/monograph/2313/Ant-Colony-Optimization

#AntColonyOptimization

It's a real thing ... pheromones, trails, etc.

Proposing a decision-making system based on a generic #BEFM for annual crops in: “Agricultural System Modelling with #AntColonyOptimization” by Stefka Fidanova, Ivan Dimov, Denitsa Angelova, Maria Ganzha. @FedCSIS
2022, ACSIS Vol. 30 p. 329–332; http://tinyurl.com/3y66kbmn
Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 30