Foraging strategies in the ants Myrmicaria brunnea and Diacamma ceylonense- some preliminary observations

Rastogi, Neelkamal ; Nair, Padmini ; Kolatkar, Milind ; Gadagkar, Raghavendra (1977) Foraging strategies in the ants Myrmicaria brunnea and Diacamma ceylonense- some preliminary observations Entomon, 22 (1). pp. 79-81. ISSN 0377-9335

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Abstract

Myrmicaria brunnea forager communicates by means of chemical and/or acoustic signals so that other foragers present nearby can move towards it and find the bait sooner than they would on their own. However, this sort of communication seem to have not been present in Diacamma sp. foragers.

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