ASIAN
MYRMECOLOGY

Asian Myrmecology, Volume 7, pages 155-158, published August 2015
DOI: 10.20362/am.007016

Preliminary observations on gravid queen protection in Oecophylla smaragdina: Evacuation and retinue function

JOOST VAN ITTERBEECK^1*, NIANE SIVONGXAY², BOUNTHOB PRAXAYSOMBATH² & ARNOLD VAN HUIS¹

Abstract:

This study reports on behaviour of Oecophylla smaragdina worker ants to protect their queens during nest evacuation from injuries and predation.

Keywords:

Formicidae, weaver ants, ant behaviour, defence

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¹Laboratory of Entomology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands

²Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, National University of Laos, Ban Dongdok, Vientiane, PO Box 7322, Laos

*Corresponding author: joostvanitterbeeck@hotmail.com