“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens

Diego Santana Assis; Sam Morris; Fabio S Nascimento

doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1251

“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens

Authors

Diego Santana Assis Universidade de São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-2617
Sam Morris University of Bristol
Fabio S Nascimento Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1251

Keywords:

Nesting behavior, Ants, Queenless Ants

Abstract

The reuse of nests by the same or different species can save a colony energy and resources. Furthermore, it can increase colony growth and the production of brood. The queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps builds deep nests in Caatinga to escape from the dry and hot environment. The reuse of deep nests from other species can provide D. quadriceps with protection from high temperature, whilst saving on the energy required to build new nests. Here, we present the first finding of D. quadriceps reusing the nest of Atta sexdens species.

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2017-05-30

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Assis, D. S., Morris, S., & Nascimento, F. S. (2017). “Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens. Sociobiology, 64(1), 130–132. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1251

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Vol. 64 No. 1 (2017)

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