SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GROUP BEHAVIOR
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It is a method of excretion.
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It is a means of communication.
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It is toxic and kills predators.
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It is a way to influence genes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scent (Pheromones) The most important way that ants communicate with other colony members is through unique chemicals called pheromones. Using their antenna to “smell” the pheromones, ants can communicate everything from colony activity to where food is located.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pheromones are chemical signals that have evolved for communication between members of the same species. A pheromone signal elicits a specific reaction in the receiver, for example, a stereotyped behavior (releaser effect) or a developmental process (primer effect). Some pheromones can have both effects.
Detailed explanation-3: -In ants, trail pheromones are produced in the hindgut, Dufour’s gland, the venom gland, and the tibial, tarsal, and abdominal glands. In some myrmecine and ponerine ants, the venom gland is the source of trail odors. Odor trails produced by termites originate from the abdominal sternal glands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists have known for decades that ants use a variety of small chemicals known as pheromones to communicate. Perhaps the most classic example is the trail of pheromones the insects place as they walk.