PETALS AS THE MAIN RESOURCE COLLECTED BY THE ANT, CATAGLYPHIS-FLORICOLA (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

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CERDA, X

RETANA, J

CARPINTERO, S

CROS, S

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SOCIOBIOLOGY | 1992年 / 20卷 / 03期

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Q96 [昆虫学];

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Cataglyphis floricola is an ant species from the Southern Iberian Peninsula. It differs considerably from other species of the genus, mainly zoonecrophagous, because it collects a high proportion (77%) of plant materials (basically petals) and a much lower proportion (23%) of animal remains. When both are offered at the same time to foragers, petals are prefered to insects in 60% of cases. The possible use of petals as food in C. floricola colonies is discussed.

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