Experiment method for ant communication behaviors

Abstract

The invention discloses an experimental method for ant communication behaviors. The experimental method comprises the following steps that an environment simulator is manufactured; the inner wall of the environment simulator is coated with escape-proof liquid; a first bridge structure and a second bridge structure are arranged; a nest simulator is put into the environment simulator; ants are put into the environment simulator for standing; food is placed on a first platform or a second platform, and the number of ants climbing the first platform and the second platform is observed and recorded; the ants are put back to the bottom of the environment simulator; and the first bridge structure and the second bridge structure are placed in a position exchanged mode, and observing and recordingare carried out again. According to the experimental method for the ant communication behaviors, the movement of the ants is limited by the escape-proof liquid, so that the interference of a water environment is eliminated; the living environment of the ants is simulated by the nest simulator, so that an experiment is closer to a natural scene; and meanwhile, the suspended first platform and the suspended second platform are adopted, and physical isolation of the environment is not needed, so that the influence of ant panic on the experiment is eliminated.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of animal behavior experiments, in particular to an experimental method of ant communication behavior. Background technique [0002] The experiment on the communication behavior of ants uses the "three islands method". In the unfamiliar water environment and the imaginary ant nest, the experimental environment is not ideal and cannot simulate the natural environment in which ants live. Although the water environment restricts the ants from running around, but because the water causes the ants to panic, it is impossible to ensure that the communication behavior of the ants can be observed under natural conditions; Food, homing and "life-saving" are the most instinctive, so the normal foraging situation of ants cannot be accurately restored in the experiment. The small holding capacity and small area of ​​the island also have odor guidance, which affects the pathfinding behavior of ants. Contents of the inv...

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[0002] The experiment on the communication behavior of ants uses the "three islands method". In the unfamiliar water environment and the imaginary ant nest, the experimental environment is not ideal and cannot simulate the natural environment in which ants live.

Although the water environment restricts the ants from running around, but because the water causes the ants to panic, it is impossible to ensure that the communication behavior of the ants can be observed under natural conditions; Food, homing and "life-saving" are the most instinctive, so the normal foraging situation of ants cannot be accurately restored in the experiment

The small capacity and small area of ​​the island also have odor guidance, which affects the pathfinding behavior of ants

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