Antenna Cleaning Is Essential for Precise Behavioral Response to Alarm Pheromone and Nestmate–Non-Nestmate Discrimination in Japanese Carpenter Ants (<i>Camponotus japonicus</i>)

Antenna Cleaning Is Essential for Precise Behavioral Response to Alarm Pheromone and Nestmate–Non-Nestmate Discrimination in Japanese Carpenter Ants (<i>Camponotus japonicus</i>)

Self-grooming of the antennae is frequently observed in ants. This antennal maintenance behavior is presumed to be essential for effective chemical communication but, to our knowledge, this has not yet been well studied. When we removed the antenna-cleaning apparatuses of the Japanese carpenter ant...

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Main Authors: Hitomi Mizutani, Kazuhiro Tagai, Shunya Habe, Yasuharu Takaku, Tatsuya Uebi, Toshifumi Kimura, Takahiko Hariyama, Mamiko Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
ant
glooming
antennae
cleaning apparatus
alarm response
nestmate recognition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/773

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