Simple Summary Ants provide an outstanding example of organisms capable of risky acts.
When ants engage in rescue behavior, for example, they do so for a chance of saving …

The common sand-dwelling Formica cinerea ants possess monomorphic workers, yet with
considerable and easily identified size variation. Considering the importance of body size in …

The Formica cinerea ants are known to be highly territorial and aggressively defend their
nest and foraging areas against other ants. During the foraging, workers engage in large …

Rescue behavior is observed when 1 individual provides help to another individual in
danger. Most reports of rescue behavior concern ants (Formicidae), in which workers rescue …

The interaction of antlions and ants is postulated to be a predator-prey interaction in which
the involved parties coevolve. Here, we investigated two issues of potential significance in …

In a species of Mediterranean desert-dwelling ant, Cataglyphis piliscapa (formerly, C.
cursor), some individuals, mostly foragers, engage in highly orchestrated behavior to free a …

In social insects behavioral consequences of shortened life expectancy include, among
others, increased risk proneness and social withdrawal. We investigated the impact of …

Some ants display rescue behaviour, which is performed by nearby nestmates and directed
at individuals in danger. Here, using several ant species, we demonstrate that rescue …

Ant rescue behaviour belongs to the most interesting subcategories of prosocial and
altruistic behaviour encountered in the animal world. Several studies suggested that ants …

Comparative research devoted to biological roots of social behavior owes a lot to numerous
studies using as subjects social insects, in particular the honeybee (Apis mellifera) and …