First-year nest growth in the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa
Most ants, as leaf cutting ants, construct nests underground to maintain environmental conditions favorable to the development of immature and adult individuals. But there was little works about this, especially doing comparison of nest growth among leaf-cutting ant species. Thus, we studied the gro...
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Published in | Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 243 - 249 |
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Abstract | Most ants, as leaf cutting ants, construct nests underground to maintain environmental conditions favorable to the development of immature and adult individuals. But there was little works about this, especially doing comparison of nest growth among leaf-cutting ant species. Thus, we studied the growth of nests of the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa from nest foundation until the appearance of a second chamber. To this end, we verified the measurements of the chamber recently constructed by the queen and monitored its growth in the initial phase of nest development. The nests were marked immediately after nuptial flight, with 40 nests of each species being dug at 45, 90, 135, 180, and 225 days afterwards. As a result, it was found a first time statistical demonstration that an ellipsoid chamber shape was verified in both species in the initial chamber at 45 days, and that, after, these chamber became spherical. In general, chamber size increased and format change was found in both species. The depth of the first chamber was found to increase significantly only in A. bisphaerica; this result means that this chamber growths downside rather than upside. The occurrence of a second chamber was verified from six months after nest foundation, in both species. Our study contributes to knowledge of the colony development for up to 1 year, by performing comparison of two leaf-cutting ants species. |
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AbstractList | The majority of ants construct nests underground to maintain environmental conditions favorable to the development of immature and adult individuals. But little is known about nest growth. Thus, we studied the growth of nests of the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica Forel 1908 and Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel 1908 from foundation until the appearance of a second chamber. To this end, we verified the measurements of the chamber recently constructed by the queen and monitored the dimensions of its enlargement in the initial phase of nest development. The nests were marked in nuptial flight, in 2007, with 40 nests of each species being dug at 45, 90, 135, 180 and 225 days afterward. As a result, a semi-spherical format was verified in both species in the initial chamber, and throughout the process of enlargement the chamber came to present a spherical aspect. The chamber size increased along with nest age, especially its height and, consequently, depth. In A. bisphaerica the height rose 2.7 cm and the depth increased 4.4 cm, from foundation to the age of 225 days. For A. sexdens rubropilosa the respective height and depth increases were 1.3 cm and 3.8 cm, up to 225 days. In both species, construction of the second chamber began 135 days after nest foundation. These results are new and add to information on the growth of leaf-cutting ant nests. Most ants, as leaf cutting ants, construct nests underground to maintain environmental conditions favorable to the development of immature and adult individuals. But there was little works about this, especially doing comparison of nest growth among leaf-cutting ant species. Thus, we studied the growth of nests of the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa from nest foundation until the appearance of a second chamber. To this end, we verified the measurements of the chamber recently constructed by the queen and monitored its growth in the initial phase of nest development. The nests were marked immediately after nuptial flight, with 40 nests of each species being dug at 45, 90, 135, 180, and 225 days afterwards. As a result, it was found a first time statistical demonstration that an ellipsoid chamber shape was verified in both species in the initial chamber at 45 days, and that, after, these chamber became spherical. In general, chamber size increased and format change was found in both species. The depth of the first chamber was found to increase significantly only in A. bisphaerica; this result means that this chamber growths downside rather than upside. The occurrence of a second chamber was verified from six months after nest foundation, in both species. Our study contributes to knowledge of the colony development for up to 1 year, by performing comparison of two leaf-cutting ants species. |
Author | Nagamoto, Nilson Satoru Camargo, Roberto Cardoso, Sandra Forti, Luiz Carlos |
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