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A simple method for determining location of foraging ant nests using leaf cutting ants as a model
Author(s) -
Fowler H. G.,
Schlindwein M. N.,
Schlittler F. M.,
Forti L. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1993.tb01216.x
Subject(s) - atta , foraging , biology , nest (protein structural motif) , hymenoptera , ecology , forestry , geography , biochemistry
In many situations, it is difficult to evaluate the location of nests of ants, especially in tropical systems, or to determine which trail system corresponds with which nest, as in the case of high‐density populations of leaf‐cutting ants, Atta spp. Fragments of colored drinking straws coated with an attractant, generally vegetable oil and/or a starchy carbohydrate, are carried by ants and following removal of the attractant are deposited in middens, allowing determination of the origin of foraging workers. Zusammenfassung Eine einfache Methods zur Lokalisierung von Nestern bei nahrungssuchenden Ameisen am Beispiel von Atta spp. (Hym., Formicidae) Da es manchmal, insbesondere in den Tropen schwierig ist, Ameisennester genau zu lokalisieren oder Ameisenstraßen bestimmten Nestern zuzuordnen, wird hier eine einfache Methode dargestellt. Teile von farbigen Strohhalmen, die mit Fraßstimulantien bestreut werden (Pflanzenöl und Kohlehydrate) werden von Atta spp. gerne verschleppt. Anhand der verschleppten Nahrungspartikel kann die Herkunft der nahrungssuchenden Ameisen bestimmt werden.

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