Abstract
ANTS of the Formica rufa group often overlook suitable prey if it does not move1 and often attack insects not normally preyed upon if they perceive movement2. The following experiment was designed to obtain more accurate information on the role of prey movements in the searching behaviour of worker ants.
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AYRE, G. Response to Movement by Formica polyctena Forst.. Nature 199, 405–406 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199405b0
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