The name army ant (or legionary ant or marabunta[1]) is applied to over 200 ant species in different lineages. Because of their aggressive predatory foraging groups, known as "raids", a …

2021年5月25日 · In these studies the raids displayed all four of the characteristic features of army ants' mass raids: a large number of ants that participate in the raid, a bifurcating trail that …

2023年3月1日 · Over 200 species of birds were observed around army ant swarms in Central and South America, picking off the insects scared up by the six-legged warriors. Carl Rettenmeyer …

It forms armies of half a million ants that march from temporary nests or ‘bivouacs’. For three weeks, their legions issue forth from, and return to, the same bivouac, while they wait for their...

2021年5月25日 · Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet and famously forage in mass raids, in which many thousands of ants stream out of the nest in search of live …

Pheidole obtusospinosa used a multi-phase defensive strategy against army ant raids that involved their largest major workers. During army ant attacks, these super majors were …

2024年4月11日 · In the Panamanian forest, researchers track swarms of carnivorous army ants and the birds that follow them. A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research in …

2021年5月25日 · Researchers combine phylogenetic reconstructions and computational behavioral analysis to show that army ant mass raiding evolved from group raiding through the …

2021年2月22日 · The scientific study of army ants took a great leap forward with the work of T.C. Schneirla, who spent decades following army ants in the rainforest of Panama, unlocking the …

2018年4月26日 · Fortunately, they are a well-studied ant, so I can tell you how these military campaigns unfold, and it’s pretty interesting. The first rampart of the invasion is a solid front …