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Hi, I’m from the East Midlands in England and was wondering if any UK any species move in lines? Growing up I only ever saw ants moving independently (red ants, black ants and wood ants) but since being in Brazil I see so many ant species moving in lines and wondered if any UK species do this? Thank you
Hello Ollie
Thank you for your question.
When you say “move in lines” I am assuming you mean you’ve seen ants moving in a line to and fro from one specific point to another.
This is most commonly seen when ants have found a food source. The ant finding the food will lay down a pheromone scent trail that will lead other ants to the food source. Once established this trail will have lots of ants following it to the food source and back to the nest again.
It’s not only food that ants use trail scents for. They can also use it to indicate a potential threat and thereby recruit ants to that treat. It can even mean that the ants have found a new home and are showing the rest of their nestmates where the new home is.
This sort of behaviour is seen in most species of ants.
I hope this helps
Myrm