A NOTE ON FOOD AND FORAGING IN RELATION TO TEMPERATURE IN THE MEAT ANT IRIDOMYRMEX PURPUREUS FORM VIRIDIAENEUS*
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- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Journal of Entomology
- Vol. 17 (3) , 193-197
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1978.tb00142.x
Abstract
The foraging activity of the meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus form viridiaeneus is closely correlated with temperature in an arid environment. The ants feed on a wide range of plant and animal material, travelling up to 100 m to gather food.Keywords
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