Nestmate recognition is the process by which individuals discriminate between nestmates
and con-and hetero-specifics. Nestmate recognition is based on recognition cues, which …

Chemical messengers are the primary mode of intracolony communication in the majority of
social insect species. Chemically transmitted information plays a major role in nestmate …

Trophallaxis is a complex social fluid exchange emblematic of social insects and of ants in
particular. Trophallaxis behaviors are present in approximately half of all ant genera …

Social insects frequently engage in oral fluid exchange–trophallaxis–between adults, and
between adults and larvae. Although trophallaxis is widely considered a food-sharing …

In social insects, group behaviour can increase disease resistance among nest-mates and
generate social prophylaxis. Stomodeal trophallaxis, or mutual feeding through …

Carrion beetles in the genus Nicrophorus rear their offspring on decomposing carcasses
where larvae are exposed to a diverse community of decomposer bacteria. Parents coat the …

Our aim was to test the existence of Gestalt colony odour in Camponotus fellah. We isolated
individual workers to prevent trophallaxis, allogrooming and body contact. After 20 days, the …

Social insects use cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) to convey different social signals,
including colony or nest identity. Despite extensive investigations, the exact source and …

Cataglyphis ants comprise one of the most characteristic groups of insects in arid regions
around the Mediterranean basin and have been intensively studied over the last 30 years …

Unicolonial ant colonies occupy many nests and individuals rarely show aggression across
large geographic distances. These traits make it difficult to detect colony structure. Here we …