Desert ants avoid ambush predator pits depending on position, visual landmarks and trapped nestmates

Central-place foragers face high predation risk when repeatedly using routes near their nest, as predators can learn to ambush them there. We investigated the factors influencing the likelihood of desert ant foragers falling into pitfall traps, simulating common predators such as antlions or spiders...

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Main Authors: Adi Bar, Eden Raveh-Pal, Aziz Subach, Susanne Foitzik, Inon Scharf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2024-12-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241500
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