A small number of workers with specific personality traits perform tool use in ants
Ants use debris as tools to collect and transport liquid food to the nest. Previous studies showed that this behaviour is flexible whereby ants learn to use artificial material that is novel to them and select tools with optimal soaking properties. However, the process of tool use has not been studi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-12-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/61298 |