Parabiosis between basal fungus-growing ants (Formicidae, Attini)

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We describe the first observation of parabiosis between two Attini ants (Apterostigma urichii Forel and Cyphomyrmex faunulus Wheeler) found in northern Manaus, AM, Brazil. Complete, mature colonies of both species were found in a single cavity inside a rotten log, sharing and tending a single combined fungus garden, made up of two distinct halves, each cultivated by one species.Workers of one species often antennated workers of the other species and showed no aggression toward each other or toward each others workers, queens, or immatures. Laboratory observations suggest that immatures of both species feed on hyphae from either half of the fungus garden. We were not able to find other parabiotic pairs involving the same species in the same locality, although we found colonies of both species sharing trails and foraging territories.

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Sanhudo, C. E. D., Izzo, Thiago J., and Brandao, C. R. F. 2008. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/15946">Parabiosis between basal fungus-growing ants (Formicidae, Attini)</a>." <em>Insectes Sociaux</em>, 55, (3) 296–300. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-008-1005-6">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-008-1005-6</a>.

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