Carbon Dioxide, a Releaser for Digging Behavior in Solenopsis Geminata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The behavior of ants digging through sand or clay in the direction of trapped nestmates has been described by Belt (1874) and Lafleur (I940). Wilson (1958) showed that in Pogonomyrmex badius (Latreille) this behavior pattern is released by a volatile substance originating from the mandibular glands....
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1969-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1969/58428 |
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| Summary: | The behavior of ants digging through sand or clay in the direction
of trapped nestmates has been described by Belt (1874) and Lafleur
(I940). Wilson (1958) showed that in Pogonomyrmex badius
(Latreille) this behavior pattern is released by a volatile substance
originating from the mandibular glands. Later, McGurk et al.
(1966) identified the responsible compound as 4-methyl-3-heptanone.
At the same time, Blum and Warter (1966) isolated 2-heptanone
from Conomyrma pyramica (Roger) and described its function as
the releaser of alarm and digging behavior. Spangler (1968) reported
that not only whole workers, but also amputated parts as well
as larvae and pupae of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson) attract
workers of this species and release digging behavior. Forrest (1963)
studied Lasius flavus nearcticus and four species of Acanthomyops and
found that workers also dig to free ants of another species but attack
them as soon as they are released. |
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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |