Ant Lasius niger joining one-way trails go against the flow

Abstract Social insects, such as ants, use various pheromones as their social signal. In addition, they use the presence of other ants for decision-making. In this study, we attempted to evaluate if individual decision-making is influenced by the complementary use of pheromones and presence of other...

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Main Authors: Yuta Sakamoto, Tomoko Sakiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05879-4