First-year nest growth in the leaf-cutting ants Atta bisphaerica and Atta sexdens rubropilosa

• Published in: Sociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 243 - 249
• Main Authors: Cardoso, Sandra, Forti, Luiz Carlos, Nagamoto, Nilson Satoru, Camargo, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Atta bisphaerica; Atta sexdens rubropilosa; excavation; Formicidae; initial chamber; leaf-cutting ant; nest architecture; nest foundation

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...