Individual foraging and path fidelity in a ponerine ant
An investigation of field foraging in colonies of Neoponera apicalis is reported. We observed that workers develope an individualized foraging strategy with a high degree of regional specialization that persists for extended periods. The use of visual cues seems to constitute the basis for the spatial orientation. No recruitment was never observed during foraging as in other Ponerine ants, tandem running was only seen during a natural translocation of a colony. These observations reveal a primitive and original food-supply strategy in ants.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | fre |
| Subjects: | Neoponera apicalis, Hormigas, Forrajeo, Ecología animal, Artfrosur, |
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