Food Hiding Behaviour of Ant Carebara affinis (Jerdon)

Authors

  • Priyanka Das Central Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal
  • Sheela Saroj Central Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1282

Keywords:

Ant, Formicidae, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, frog, decomposition, predators, scavengers, Howrah, carcass, minor castes, soil nest, urban garden, food hiding

Abstract

For the first time, food hiding behaviour by the Ant Carebara affinis (Jerdon, 1851) is reported here from Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, which is an urban garden situated at Howrah, West Bengal, India. Multiple roles played by the species as predators, scavengers and in seed dispersal is emphasised here.

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Author Biography

Sheela Saroj, Central Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal

Scientist-E & Officer in Charge, Central Entomology Laboratory

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Published

2023-09-01

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Das, P., & Saroj, S. (2023). Food Hiding Behaviour of Ant <i>Carebara affinis</i> (Jerdon). Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1282

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