Ants Alter Collective Behavior After Feeding and Generate Shortcut Paths on a Two-Dimensional Foraging Area

• Published in: Frontiers in physics Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Yamanaka, Osamu, Oki, Yusuke, Imamura, Yuta, Tamura, Yukari, Shiraishi, Masashi, Izumi, Shunsuke, Awazu, Akinori, Nishimori, Hiraku
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 11.05.2022
• Subjects: ant; foraging behavior; Lasius japonicus; navigation; pheromone trail; private information

Ants flexibly change their behavioral modes at various levels, from individuals to whole colonies, based on external stimuli, such as finding a new food source or being attacked by predators. In this study, we investigated mode changes in the foraging behavior of garden ants, Lasius japonicus. When...