An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich)
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RBT313222022-10-12T16:40:13Z An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich) An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich) Cordero, Alvaro D. It is a well known fact that after the mating flight the females of leafcutting ants chew off their wings and seek a suitable place in the ground where each one digs out a cell, establishes herself, and founds a new colony. Queens of sore species of leafcutters once they have occupied the cavity in the soil close its opening to the outside. However, the queens of Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich ), one of om most common species, leave their cells open to the outside. So far, no queen of a leafcutting ant has been known to come out of her chamber and do sore of the foraging that is usually initiated by the first brood of workers, and always done by the members of this caste. The present note describes this unusual behavior observed in the queens of A. octospinosa. Universidad de Costa Rica 1963-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/31322 10.15517/rev.biol.trop.1963.31322 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 11 No. 2 (1963): Volume 11 - Regular number 2 - December 1963; 221–222 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (1963): Volumen 11 - Número regular 2 - Diciembre 1963; 221–222 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 11 N.º 2 (1963): Volume 11 - Regular number 2 - December 1963; 221–222 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v11i2 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/31322/31024 Copyright (c) 1963 Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Cordero, Alvaro D. |
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Cordero, Alvaro D. |
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An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich) |
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An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich) |
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An unusual behavior of the leafcutting ant queen Acromyrmex octospinosa (Reich) |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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1963 |
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