When Farmer Ants are Exposed to Parasite Ants
4,320 views · Published 20 April 2018 · 0:23 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Ohio State News · 2018 · Education
Ohio State researchers have found that when farmer ants (Sericomyrmex amabilis) are exposed to parasite ants (Megalomyrmex symmetochus), their initial reaction is to attack the foreign ant, as shown here. But that reaction is followed by a submissive response after the farmer ant comes close enough to detect a volatile compound on the intruder. Video by Stefanie Neupert and Barbara Shardy, courtesy of The Ohio State University.
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