Locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) are among the most dangerous
agricultural pests. Their control is critical to food security worldwide and often requires …

We review theoretical models of individual motility as well as collective dynamics and
pattern formation of active particles. We focus on simple models of active dynamics with a …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed
resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that …

We review the observations and the basic laws describing the essential aspects of collective
motion—being one of the most common and spectacular manifestation of coordinated …

Animals often travel in groups, and their navigational decisions can be influenced by social
interactions. Both theory and empirical observations suggest that such collective navigation …

The remarkable collective action of organisms such as swarming ants, schooling fish and
flocking birds has long captivated the attention of artists, naturalists, philosophers and …

One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

Biofilms are densely packed communities of microbial cells that grow on surfaces and
surround themselves with secreted polymers. Many bacterial species form biofilms, and their …

Anyone who has moved furniture together with friends will appreciate that cooperative
transport requires some non-trivial communication. Yet ants are adept at collectively moving …