Examination of Food Preference and Aggressive Behavior in Nest Cohabitation among Ponerines
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i4.5693Keywords:
Ponerines, cohabitation, paralyzing effect, food preference, aggressive behavior, H. venator, D. rugosumAbstract
Environmental stress such as competition is one of the key factors that affecting the behavior of ants. This essay explores food preference and aggressive behavior changes of ponerines (Harpegnathos venator and Diacamma rugosum) when they were in nest cohabitation. Since there were no variations in stinging time and prey recovery time, our results indicated that cohabitation has no influence on the aggressive behavior of H. venator. On the other hand, food preference of D. rugosum demonstrated a shift towards fruit, vegetable, and sweet water, with less interest in cherry-red cockroaches and crickets. Although H. venator still predominantly prefers cherry-red cockroaches and crickets, their prey contacting time was decreased. These results emphasized the ability of ponerines to adapt their foraging strategy to competition, highlighting the dynamic nature of predator-prey interactions in cohabiting environments.
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