Abstract
Queen retrieval recruitment in ants is the recruitment of workers towards queens which are outside the nest, using chemical trails. The odour trails enable the queens to orient rapidly and return to the nest. This behaviour, reported for the first time in the Argentine antIridomyrmex humilis, is briefly discussed with regard to its possible adaptative significance.
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Aron, S. Queen retrieval in the Argentine ant. Experientia 48, 694–697 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02118322
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02118322