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ORIENTATION TO TRAILS BY A CARPENTER ANT, CAMPONOTUS MODOC (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), IN A GIANT SEQUOIA FOREST1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. T. David  and
D. L. Wood
C. T. David
Affiliation:
Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720
D. L. Wood
Affiliation:
Department of Entomological Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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Abstract

The trails of Camponotus modoc Wheeler follow perennial routes. The ants orient along these using both chemical and visual cues. If the chemical cues are disrupted the ants reform the trail while orienting by visual cues. They can respond to the same visual cues after at least 12 h, and since no evidence was found that the chemical cues survive the winter, probably after 6 months.

Résumé

Les sentiers de Camponotus modoc suivent des tracés à caractère pérenne. Les fournis s’orientent le long de ces tracés en utilisant des signaux chimiques et visuels. Si les signaux chimiques sont éliminés, les fourmis reconstituent le sentier en s’orientant à partir de signaux visuels. Elles peuvent répondre aux mêmes signaux visuels après au moins 12 h, et puisque rien n’indique que les signaux chimiques persistent durant l’hiver, probablement après 6 mois.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 112 , Issue 10 , 01 October 1980 , pp. 993 - 1000
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1980

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