Expressions of conventional vitellogenin and vitellogenin‐like A in worker brains are associated with a nursing task in a ponerine ant

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
S. Miyazaki ◽  
H. Shimoji ◽  
R. Suzuki ◽  
I. Chinushi ◽  
H. Takayanagi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ponerine Ant

Dominance orders in the ponerine ant Pachycondyla apicalis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo S. Oliveira ◽  
Bert Holldobler
Keyword(s):  
Ponerine Ant ◽  
Pachycondyla Apicalis

scholarly journals Prey Status Affects Paralysis Investment in the Ponerine Ant Harpegnathos venator

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Lei Nie ◽  
Fei Zhao ◽  
Yiming Chen ◽  
Qian Xiao ◽  
Zhiping Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activity Level ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Colony Development ◽  
Foraging Mode ◽  
Live Prey ◽  
Ponerine Ants ◽  
Behavioral Mechanism ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ponerine Ant ◽  
Predatory Insects

The paralysis behavior of some ponerine ants when foraging may be important for food storage and colony development. However, how workers invest in paralysis under different prey circumstances is often overlooked. Here, we report the prey-foraging behavior and paralysis behavior of Harpegnathos venator under different food supply conditions. Solitary hunting was the main foraging mode of H. venator, with occasional simple collective hunting. Nymphal cockroaches with high activity were the most attractive to H. venator. In the experiment, we found that the stings of H. venator completely paralyzed the cockroaches. The stinging time was significantly longer at a higher prey activity level and for larger cockroaches. In addition, there was no significant difference in the stinging time of H. venator for different prey densities. The results showed that the longer similar cockroaches were stung, the longer it took for them to revive and move. These results are helpful for further understanding the behavioral mechanism underlying the food storage of live prey by predatory insects.

scholarly journals Two new species and a revised key to Rhynchomicropteron (Diptera, Phoridae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Disney
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Ponerine Ant ◽  
A New Species

Rhynchomicopteron necaphidiforme sp. n. is described from West Malaysia, where it is associated with a Ponerine ant. The female matures a single egg at atime. Silvestri's (1947) specimen from lndo-China attributed to R. caecutietts Schmitz is recognised as a new species and named R. silvestrii sp. n. A key to the eleven known species of Rhyrtchonticropteron is provided.

Caste-biased acceptance of non-nestmates in a polygynous ponerine ant

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomonori Kikuchi ◽  
Kazuki Tsuji ◽  
Hitoshi Ohnishi ◽  
Julien Le Breton
Keyword(s):  
Ponerine Ant

Colony size affects division of labour in the ponerine ant Rhytidoponera metallica

2003 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Thomas ◽  
Mark A. Elgar
Keyword(s):  
Colony Size ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Ponerine Ant

scholarly journals Male Biology in the Queenless Ponerine Ant Ophthalmopone Berthoudi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

1986 ◽  
Vol 93 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Peeters ◽  
Robin Crewe
Keyword(s):  
Ponerine Ant

Absence of kin discrimination in a ponerine ant

2002 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumsais Blatrix ◽  
Pierre Jaisson
Keyword(s):  
Kin Discrimination ◽  
Ponerine Ant

scholarly journals Nest Site Selection during Colony Relocation in Yucatan Peninsula Populations of the Ponerine Ants Neoponera villosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Franklin H. Rocha ◽  
Jean-Paul Lachaud ◽  
Yann Hénaut ◽  
Carmen Pozo ◽  
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud
Keyword(s):  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Yucatan Peninsula ◽  
Nest Site Selection ◽  
Ananas Comosus ◽  
Plant Structure ◽  
Yucatán Peninsula ◽  
Ponerine Ant ◽  
Previous Contact ◽  
Tank Bromeliads

In the Yucatan Peninsula, the ponerine ant Neoponera villosa nests almost exclusively in tank bromeliads, Aechmea bracteata. In this study, we aimed to determine the factors influencing nest site selection during nest relocation which is regularly promoted by hurricanes in this area. Using ants with and without previous experience of Ae. bracteata, we tested their preference for refuges consisting of Ae. bracteata leaves over two other bromeliads, Ae. bromeliifolia and Ananas comosus. We further evaluated bromeliad-associated traits that could influence nest site selection (form and size). Workers with and without previous contact with Ae. bracteata significantly preferred this species over others, suggesting the existence of an innate attraction to this bromeliad. However, preference was not influenced by previous contact with Ae. bracteata. Workers easily discriminated between shelters of Ae. bracteata and A. comosus, but not those of the closely related Ae. bromeliifolia. In marked contrast, ants discriminated between similar sized Ae. bracteata and Ae. bromeliifolia plants, suggesting that chemical cues and plant structure play an important role. Size was also significant as they selected the largest plant when provided two dissimilar Ae. bracteata plants. Nest site selection by N. villosa workers seems to depend on innate preferences but familiarization with plant stimuli is not excluded.

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