Predator

"Chapter 2: Metabolism & Burn Rate The Biology of Burn Rate A hummingbird is two hours from death at any given moment. Not from predators. Not from disease. From starvation. Its metabolism is so fast, so relentlessly demanding, that it must feed every few hours during daylight."

"When a system deviates from its setpoint, feedback pushes it back. Thermostats. Cruise control. Blood sugar regulation. Predator-prey populations. All negative feedback loops, all serving the same function: maintaining stability in an unstable world. The mechanism is simple: s..."

"... to different markets while maintaining brand identity. Why does this matter? Because organisms face a fundamental problem: the environment changes. Predators evolve new hunting strategies. Diseases evolve new infection mechanisms. Climates shift. A genome perfectly adapted to today's conditions may be mala..."

"...cheats (bites instead of cleaning), predators may avoid that specific cleaner (through individual recognition) or temporarily avoid the station. If a predator cheats (eats a cleaner), other cleaners avoid that predator. Repeated interactions create reputation systems. *[Research in progress: Studies on cle..."

"...illion years of optimization for the previous environment. When the environment shifts, the fitness landscape transforms overnight. Last year's apex predator becomes this year's fossil. Chapter 6's Hanseatic League dominated Baltic trade for 400 years. Nation-states emerged with navies and tariffs."