Truce: strategies for post-apocalyptic computation

Abstract

In their seminal paper, "Flying in Tune: Sexual recognition in mosquitoes," Gabriella Gibson and and Ian Russell from the University of Greenwich discovered an inspiring phenomenon: male mosquitoes change their buzzing frequency to match that of female mosquitoes. This synchronization brings their wing beats to within a millisecond or less of one another. The authors suggest that this phenomenon facilitates mosquitoes' ability to copulate mid-flight.