Ant fauna of the Indian Institute of Science campus - Survey and some preliminary observations

NEELKAMAL RASTOGI, PADMINI NAIR, MILIND KOLATKAR, HARRY WILLIAM, RAGHAVENDRA GADAGKAR

Abstract


On the basis of a survey of ants on the campus of the Indian Institute of Science, a checklist of species and brief descriptions of commonly seen nests is provided. Some observations, especially on diets and daily foraging patterns in a few selected species are also presented. The main objective of this study was to explore the potential of the campus ant fauna for future work in behaviour and ecology.

Keywords


Social insects; ants; Diacamma; Myrmicaria; Leptogenys; foraging strategies.

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