2024
DOI: 10.3390/insects15090638
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Slit in a Nest Site Influences the Nest Site Selection in Cavity Nesting Ant Colonies

Anna Gruszka,
Mateusz Rolski,
Mariia Marczak
et al.

Abstract: For ants, nests provide a refuge against predators and protection from environmental factors. Thus, choosing a good nest site is important for an ant colony, but nest sites are limited resources. Ants of the genus Temnothorax inhabit small cavities in, e.g., acorns, twigs and under rocks. Earlier, it was shown that the ants are able to choose a superior site. In this study, using binary choice tests, we studied the nest site selection by Temnothorax crassispinus ant colonies that typically inhabit empty acorns… Show more

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