Call for data! Hunting for hidden ant(agonistic) interactions
Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are conspicuous and abundant, interacting with many organisms in a variety of ways (mutualism, competition, predation, etc.).
During antagonistic interactions with consumers or competitors (e.g. other ants), ants tend to remain biting the prey/aggressor body parts due to their mandible biomechanics.
This is why pictures and scientific publications sporadically appear online, showing ant remains attached to other specimens (e.g., Article The nightjar and the ant: Intercontinental migration reveals...
).These observations and testimonies tend to be scarce and are frequently collected in a non-systematic manner, that is why collaboration is needed to study them.
Due to the nature of these interactions, sources of information are varied.
Data describing these interactions is difficult to collect, so collaborating to gather sufficient data is the only way to study them!
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