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Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey

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  • Alain Dejean

    (Laboratoire d'Évolution et Diversité Biologique (UMR CNRS 5174), Université Toulouse III)

  • Pascal Jean Solano

    (Laboratoire d'Évolution et Diversité Biologique (UMR CNRS 5174), Université Toulouse III)

  • Julien Ayroles

    (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign)

  • Bruno Corbara

    (Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale de la Cognition (ESA CNRS 6024), Université Blaise Pascal)

  • Jérôme Orivel

    (Laboratoire d'Évolution et Diversité Biologique (UMR CNRS 5174), Université Toulouse III)

Abstract

Tiny ants construct an elaborate ambush to immobilize and kill much larger insects.

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  • Alain Dejean & Pascal Jean Solano & Julien Ayroles & Bruno Corbara & Jérôme Orivel, 2005. "Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey," Nature, Nature, vol. 434(7036), pages 973-973, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:434:y:2005:i:7036:d:10.1038_434973a
    DOI: 10.1038/434973a
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    1. Lamine Diamé & Jean-Yves Rey & Jean-François Vayssières & Isabelle Grechi & Anaïs Chailleux & Karamoko Diarra, 2017. "Ants: Major Functional Elements in Fruit Agro-Ecosystems and Biological Control Agents," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-18, December.

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