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The dacetine ant Strumigenys arizonica, an apparent obligate commensal of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex arizonensis in southwestern North America
Over 40 years ago, the dacetine ant Strumigenys arizonica was discovered in a nest of the fungus-growing ant Trachymyrmex arizonensis at Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains of the southwestern United States. This discovery suggested that the two species form compound nests, but this hypothesis...
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| description | Over 40 years ago, the dacetine ant
Strumigenys arizonica
was discovered in a nest of the fungus-growing ant
Trachymyrmex arizonensis
at Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains of the southwestern United States. This discovery suggested that the two species form compound nests, but this hypothesis has not been investigated. Here, we characterize this symbiosis through an analysis of collection records supplemented by recent field and laboratory observations. Our observations show that
S. arizonica
and
T. arizonensis
form compound nests that are a type of commensalistic symbiosis. Individuals of
S. arizonica
forage in galleries and tunnels of
T. arizonensis
nests but do not steal fungus or brood. Instead, individuals of
S. arizonica
hunt collembolans in the internal refuse piles of
T. arizonensis
nests. Interestingly,
S. arizonica
was never found independent of its host
T. arizonensis
over a significant portion of the geographic range of
T. arizonensis
. These results suggest a tight but asymmetric association where compound nesting is obligate for
S. arizonica
and facultative for
T. arizonensis
. |
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S. arizonica
and
T. arizonensis
form compound nests that are a type of commensalistic symbiosis. Individuals of
S. arizonica
forage in galleries and tunnels of
T. arizonensis
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T. arizonensis
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S. arizonica
and
T. arizonensis
form compound nests that are a type of commensalistic symbiosis. Individuals of
S. arizonica
forage in galleries and tunnels of
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S. arizonica
hunt collembolans in the internal refuse piles of
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T. arizonensis
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S. arizonica
and
T. arizonensis
form compound nests that are a type of commensalistic symbiosis. Individuals of
S. arizonica
forage in galleries and tunnels of
T. arizonensis
nests but do not steal fungus or brood. Instead, individuals of
S. arizonica
hunt collembolans in the internal refuse piles of
T. arizonensis
nests. Interestingly,
S. arizonica
was never found independent of its host
T. arizonensis
over a significant portion of the geographic range of
T. arizonensis
. These results suggest a tight but asymmetric association where compound nesting is obligate for
S. arizonica
and facultative for
T. arizonensis
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