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Ant communication in most species involves pheromones, which is a method using chemical trails for other ants or insects to find and follow. [ 1 ] However, ants of some species can communicate without using pheromones or chemical trails in general.
Pheromone-based communication is one of the most effective ways of communication which is widely observed in nature. Pheromone is used by social insects such as bees, ants and termites; both for inter-agent and agent-swarm communications. Due to its feasibility, artificial pheromones have been adopted in multi-robot and swarm robotic systems.
Chemical communication within a species can be usurped by other species in chemical mimicry. The mimic produces allomones or pheromones to influence the behaviour of another insect, the dupe, to the mimic's advantage. The process is important in ant mimicry where species that do not look like ants are accepted into the ant colony.
First, a single ant takes whatever crumb it finds back to its nest, but, in doing so, leaves behind a trail of pheromones that marks the path. Then, other ants follow suit, with more pheromones ...
Primer pheromones have a major influence on the organization of hymenopteran states formed by Hymenoptera and of termite colonies. These pheromones influence the hormonal system of the recipient; they often interfere with metabolism via a signaling cascade or activate proteins that can bind to DNA. In contrast to the releaser pheromones, the ...
Along with nutrients, trophallaxis can involve the transfer of molecules such as pheromones, organisms such as symbionts, and information to serve as a form of communication. [1] Trophallaxis is used by some birds , gray wolves , vampire bats , and is most highly developed in eusocial insects such as ants , wasps , bees , and termites .
This book is primarily aimed at academics as a reference work, detailing the ants' anatomy, physiology, social organization including their caste system, altruistic behaviour, and chemical communication with pheromones, their ecology (vital for turning the soil and controlling insect pests), and natural history. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Ant paths built from pheromone traces Stigmergy ( / ˈ s t ɪ ɡ m ər dʒ i / STIG-mər-jee ) is a mechanism of indirect coordination , through the environment, between agents or actions. [ 1 ] The principle is that the trace left in the environment by an individual action stimulates the performance of a succeeding action by the same or ...