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Similarities between ANT and symbolic interactionist approaches such as the newer forms of grounded theory like situational analysis, exist, [19] although Latour [20] objects to such a comparison. Although ANT is mostly associated with studies of science and technology and with the sociology of science, it has been making steady progress in ...
The queen is the reproductive member of the colony. Some ant species will only have one queen, while others will form polygynous colonies of multiple queens, such as Argentine ants Linepithema humile. [2] The workers are responsible for supporting the queen, maintenance, and foraging. Unlike queens and drones, workers are born wingless.
Grounded theory combines traditions in positivist philosophy, general sociology, and, particularly, the symbolic interactionist branch of sociology.According to Ralph, Birks and Chapman, [9] grounded theory is "methodologically dynamic" [7] in the sense that, rather than being a complete methodology, grounded theory provides a means of constructing methods to better understand situations ...
The colony structure of Brachymyrmex patagonicus differs from most invasive ant species in that they are multicolonial and monodomous. [10] This means that each colony consists of a single nest that is genetically different from others around it. [10] In 80% of nests, a single queen heads the colony. [10]
In ants, social conflicts, sex conflicts, or caste conflicts can exist. These conflicts occur within the same colony or supercolony at various levels: on an individual scale, between two or more specific ants; on the scale of sex, between males and females; or on the scale of different castes, between queens and workers.
While other black ants such as Lasius niger found their own nest, a post-nuptial queen of Lasius fuliginosus cannot found her own nest, but establishes a nest through social parasitism in another species of the same genus – Lasius umbratus, a rare yellow ant with an underground habit (unlike the common yellow ant Lasius flavus which makes ...
Queen phenotype 9 mm long, glossy black color but appears to have slight brown stripes on her abdomen. The queen can reach 6–9mm in length and is smaller as a new queen. After a queen mates, she removes her wings and digests her wing muscles as food over the winter. Male phenotype 3.5–4.5 mm long, slim, colour black.
A black garden ant (Lasius niger) engaging in necrophoresis. Necrophoresis is a sanitation behavior found in social insects – such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites – in which they carry away the dead bodies of members of their colony from the nest or hive area.