Fussy Ants Improve Chances of Finding Better Nesting Sites, Researchers Report

As reported in Phys.org, a team of researchers with the University of Bristol has found that differences in behavioral traits among ants help when it comes to finding a new nest — at least with rock ants. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the team describes their study of ant behavior in artificial nests, the differences in behavior they found and how they appeared to help them establish a new nest.

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-02-fussy-ants-chances-sites.html#jCp.