Ecology of the ant Pogonomyrmex mayri: foraging and competition [Colombia]

Aspects of recruitment and foraging behavior of Pogonomyrmex mayri (Myrmicinae: Formicidae) are described. Foragers leave and return to the nest in all directions, but each worker tends to forage only in one sector of the territory. When food is discovered, nestmates are recruited by a trail pheromo...

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Insect nests
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Worker insects
title Ecology of the ant Pogonomyrmex mayri: foraging and competition [Colombia]
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