1/ One of the coolest things I learned about in computational social science?
Ant mills.
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Hrm. I don't know. My *guess* would be that they they just get bunched up there but can't escape because if they rejoin the rotating fray they'll stay within the spiral. So an inward pressure constrained by the core space.
@Myrmecos am I wrong?