An odd activity of an ant (Cataglyphis bicolor); visiting

An unexplained form of behaviour connecting nests of an ant Cataglyphis bicolor F. is described. Individuals from one nest visit another wandering around the nest entrance, for periods of up to half an hour or more. Their behaviour is quite distinct from any seen in normal foraging. These individual...

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Published in:Insectes sociaux 1991-03, Vol.38 (1), p.45-49
Main Authors: HARKNESS, M. L. R, HARKNESS, R. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ethology
Biological and medical sciences
Cataglyphis bicolor
Formicidae
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hymenoptera
Invertebrates
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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Summary:An unexplained form of behaviour connecting nests of an ant Cataglyphis bicolor F. is described. Individuals from one nest visit another wandering around the nest entrance, for periods of up to half an hour or more. Their behaviour is quite distinct from any seen in normal foraging. These individuals come from the upper end of the range of size; more frequently but not always from a larger to a smaller nest. Nests are normally antagonistic. These ants back away rapidly from an ant of the nest visited.
ISSN:0020-1812
1420-9098
DOI:10.1007/BF01242712