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Ants of the genus Colobopsis are common inhabitants of twigs throughout North and Central America. The queens and major workers plug the entrance to the nest, and have to receive a signaling code from one of the foraging ants before they will back up, open the nest entrance hole and allow the worker to enter the nest. Although they are very interesting ants, very few studies have been done on their biology and behavior. We hope that this identification guide may allow these ants to be more thoroughly studied.

Produktbeschreibung
Ants of the genus Colobopsis are common inhabitants of twigs throughout North and Central America. The queens and major workers plug the entrance to the nest, and have to receive a signaling code from one of the foraging ants before they will back up, open the nest entrance hole and allow the worker to enter the nest. Although they are very interesting ants, very few studies have been done on their biology and behavior. We hope that this identification guide may allow these ants to be more thoroughly studied.
Autorenporträt
William Mackay completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Cal. State Univ. Fullerton and his Ph. D. at the Univ. of Cal. Riverside. He has been working with ants for more than 50 years and Camponotus for 25 years. He worked in Colombia, Mexico, Texas A&M, New Mexico State, and is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, El Paso.