Behavioral Interactions in Two Ant Species in The Southeast United States and Evidence for a Native Supercolony
Shamsher S. Kanwar, Renee Nowicki, Isabella R.E. Mavourneen, Joshua D. Gibson
The paper studies behavioral interactions between two ant species in the southeastern US, finding that D. smithi shows low aggression across sites, suggesting supercolony behavior, while D. bureni exhibits high aggression, and the species interact aggressively in pure nests.
Insectes Sociaux · Apr 10, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition