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COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES
卷 325, 期 7, 页码 819-825出版社
centre Mersenne pour ldition scientifique ouverte
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0691(02)01484-1
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Hymenoptera; ants; Plectroctena minor; mandible; snapping behaviour; aggressiveness; nestmate recognition; prey discrimination
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Plectroctena minor workers have long mandibles that can snap and deliver a sharp blow to intruders or prey, stunning or killing them. Encounters between homocolonial P. minor workers separated for 24 h or 15 days never resulted in snapping, while this behaviour was always noted during encounters between heterocolonial workers on neutral arenas or on the territory of a colony. In the latter case, only the aliens, that generally tried to escape, were snapped at. Snapping also occurred during encounters with workers belonging to sympatric ponerine species. During predation, the percentages of snapping varied according to prey nature, suggesting prey discrimination. Termite soldiers were always snapped at, while other prey were more often snapped close to rather than far from the nest entrances, indicating an intermingling of territorial aggressiveness and predatory behaviour. We discuss the adaptive value of snapping for hunting in galleries.
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