Morphological study of the Stridulatory Organ in two species ofCrematogastergenus:Crematogaster scutellaris(Olivier 1792) andCrematogaster auberti(Emery 1869) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ruíz, Eduardo; Martínez, M.; Martínez, María del Mar Mañas; Hernández, J. M.

doi:10.1080/00379271.2006.10697454

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“…1 k-o, u-y) (Barbero, Thomas, Bonelli, Balletto, & Schönrogge, 2009b;Golden & P.S. Hill, 2016;Ruiz, Martinez, Martinez, & Hernandez, 2006). Although these stridulations produce air-borne (as well as substrate-borne) pressure waves that are audible to the human ear, it remains uncertain whether ants can perceive sound as pressure waves through the air (Hickling & Brown, 2000Roces & Tautz, 2001).…”

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Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles

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Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles

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“…However, it has been long acknowledged that the acoustic channel of communication also plays an important role in the organization of ant societies (see references in [ 8 – 10 ]). Adults of Ponerinae, Nothomyrmecinae, Pseudomyrmecinae and Myrmecinae ants are able to produce stridulations consisting of low frequency sounds (a series of repeated ‘chirps’), by rubbing a tergal carena, called the “scraper” or plectrum (Fig 1 , 1A3 and 1A4 ), against a minutely ridged area, called the “file” or pars stridens (Fig 1 , 1A2 and 1A5 ), placed between two abdominal segments [ 1 , 11 , 12 ]. Ants produce such acoustical signals for various purposes, including social organization, recruitment, mating, or help request [ 13 ].…”

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The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours

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Ants use various communication channels to regulate their social organisation. The main channel that drives almost all the ants’ activities and behaviours is the chemical one, but it is long acknowledged that the acoustic channel also plays an important role. However, very little is known regarding exploitation of the acoustical channel by myrmecophile parasites to infiltrate the ant society. Among social parasites, the ant nest beetles (Paussus) are obligate myrmecophiles able to move throughout the colony at will and prey on the ants, surprisingly never eliciting aggression from the colonies. It has been recently postulated that stridulatory organs in Paussus might be evolved as an acoustic mechanism to interact with ants. Here, we survey the role of acoustic signals employed in the Paussus beetle-Pheidole ant system. Ants parasitised by Paussus beetles produce caste-specific stridulations. We found that Paussus can “speak” three different “languages”, each similar to sounds produced by different ant castes (workers, soldiers, queen). Playback experiments were used to test how host ants respond to the sounds emitted by Paussus. Our data suggest that, by mimicking the stridulations of the queen, Paussus is able to dupe the workers of its host and to be treated as royalty. This is the first report of acoustic mimicry in a beetle parasite of ants.

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“…auberti in El Morrón could be due to the fact that this species does not usually live in trees (Ruiz et al . ), like their relatives (i.e. Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier)), but they tend to establish themselves in meadows under stones heated by the sun, and this locality was characterized by being exposed to the sun.…”

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Formicidae (Hymenoptera) community in corpses at different altitudes in a semiarid wild environment in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula

Pérez‐Marcos

López‐Gallego

Arnaldos

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The Formicidae are considered crucial components of the entomosarcosaprophagous fauna because they can delay the decomposition process, cause tissue postmortem damage and produce bloodstain patterns that may confuse investigations. Moreover, some studies suggest that the Formicidae can act as environmental and seasonal indicators. However, studies on this group on vertebrate carcasses are scarce, especially in the Iberian Peninsula and the southwest of Europe. Thus, comparative studies at different altitudes in a protected wild mountain area could provide useful information on its composition in such environmental conditions, their role as environmental indicators and their forensic implications. For this reason, the Formicidae sarcosaprophagous community was studied at three different altitudes, between 400 and 1,500 m, in a wild mountainous area in the southeast of Spain using a modified Schoenly trap, with two pitfall traps inside, baited with 5 kg piglets (Sus scrofa L.). This work illustrates an approach to the community of the Formicidae, as a representative of the sarcosaprophagous community in an altitudinal gradient, showing a great variability in its composition. Furthermore, when comparing our results with other studies carried out in the Iberian Peninsula, we are able to suggest certain species with a potential utility as geographic and environmental indicators. Thus, Iberoformica subrufa, Lasius brunneus, Lasius cinereus and Camponotus sylvaticus are species of special interest as they appeared in either one of the sampled areas or in the same region.

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Morphological study of the Stridulatory Organ in two species ofCrematogastergenus:Crematogaster scutellaris(Olivier 1792) andCrematogaster auberti(Emery 1869) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles

Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles

The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours

Formicidae (Hymenoptera) community in corpses at different altitudes in a semiarid wild environment in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula

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