Discovery of TCP/IP is a significant overstatement. The ants perform flow control based on the number and frequency of ants returning from a known source.
They of course have no concept of out-of-order delivery, retransmitting lost ants or even having to deal with ants accidentally duplicated as they walk their paths.
They of course have no concept of out-of-order delivery, retransmitting lost ants or even having to deal with ants accidentally duplicated as they walk their paths.