High environmental temperatures put nest excavation by ants on fast forward: they dig the same nests, faster.
Alann Rathery, Giulio Facchini, Lewis George Halsey, Andréa Perna
This study shows that higher temperatures increase the digging rate of ants but do not alter the shape of their nests.
Insectes Sociaux · Jul 16, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition