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Termite economies

by Nicholas Mangan

This volume documents a three-phase art project exploring termite social structures, swarm intelligence, and biomimicry. It includes research photography, diagrams, and essays examining the relationship between human systems and non-human collective behaviour.

Accession 20274 ISBN 9783943514810 Publisher Bom dia boa tarde boa noite
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