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The architecture of subterranean ant nests: beauty and mystery underfoot

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  • Walter Tschinkel

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Over the 100 million years of their evolution, ants have constructed or occupied nests in a wide range of materials and situations. A large number of ant species excavate nests in the soil, and these subterranean nests have evolved into a wide range of sizes and architectures. On the basis of casts made of such nests, this variation and the patterns that govern it are described. The possible functions of architectural features are discussed, as are the behavioral “rules” through which the nests are created by worker ants. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Walter Tschinkel, 2015. "The architecture of subterranean ant nests: beauty and mystery underfoot," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 271-291, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbioec:v:17:y:2015:i:3:p:271-291
    DOI: 10.1007/s10818-015-9203-6
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    1. Jennifer Fewell, 2015. "Social Biomimicry: what do ants and bees tell us about organization in the natural world?," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 17(3), pages 207-216, October.
    2. Marc Fleurbaey & Christy Leppanen, 2021. "Toward a theory of ecosystem well-being," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 23(3), pages 257-295, October.

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