Summary
Intruders were placed in the territory of a colony of the antNovomessor albisetosus Mayr. The colony attacked non-resident adults (N. albisetosus, Novomessor cockerelli) most violently, but threatened nestmates removed for three and for thirty-five days andN. cockerelli most often (=>40% of their respective groups). Mortality of former nestmates rose steadily with increasing time absent from the nest; all non-resident adults (includingPogonomyrmex badius) were killed. Many residents did not participate in attacks; recruitment from the nest was insignificant. Foreign congeneric adults evoked least investigation. Colonists transported foreign callows and pupae most often and longest; nestmates absent from the nest for three days were groomed more than other groups. Intruders reacted to residents by curling or flattening their bodies, investigation, flight or attack.
Zusammenfassung
In das Gebiet einer Kolonie der AmeiseNovomessor albisetosus Mayr wurden Eindringlinge gesetzt. Die Kolonie griff die nicht dort wohnenden Adulten (N. albisetosus, Novomessor cockerelli) am heftigsten an, aber bedrohte Koloniengenossen die für drei bzw. fünfunddreissig Tage entfernt worden waren undN. cockerelli am häufigsten (->40% ihrer respectiven Gruppen). Die Sterblichkeitsrate der früheren Nestgenossen stieg ständig an je länger sie vom Nest entfernt waren; alle nicht dort wohnenden Adulten (einschliesslichPogonomyrmex badius) wurden getötet. Viele Bewohner nahmen nicht an den Angriffen teil; Rekrutierung vom Nest war unbedeutend, Fremde congenerische Adulte riefen die wenigste Untersuchung hervor. Kolonie angehörige transportieren fremde junge Adulte und Puppen am längsten und häufigsten; Nestgenossen, die drei Tage vom Nest entfernt worden waren, wurden länger geputzt als andere Gruppen. Eindringlinge reagierten gegenüber Bewohnern mit Einrollen oder Flachmachen des Körpers, Untersuchung, Flucht oder Angriff.
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Goldstein, M.H., Topoff, H. Reaction of the antNovomessor albisetosus Mayr to intruders in the nest area (Hymenoptera: Formicidæ). Ins. Soc 32, 173–185 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224231
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