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Grant Navid Doering¹, Carmen L Lee², Kari Dalnoki-Veress³

¹School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

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Synchronized ant activity in Leptothorax and Temnothorax colonies may prevent individuals from encountering immobile nest obstacles. This collective behavior potentially improves nest navigation and access for the colony.

Keywords:

Leptothorax collective animal behaviour collective motion social insects ultradian rhythms

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Background:

Ant colonies exhibit synchronized locomotion within nests.
This rhythmic activity occurs in cycles of approximately 20-200 minutes.
The functional benefit of this synchronized behavior is currently unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the functional significance of synchronized locomotion in Leptothorax and Temnothorax ant colonies.
To determine if synchronized activity confers a benefit to colony function, specifically regarding nest navigation.

Main Methods:

Utilized multiple image analysis techniques to study ant behavior.
Developed a computational model of confined active particles with oscillating activity to simulate findings.

Main Results:

Inactive ants can act as immobile obstacles to moving ants within the nest.
Synchronized activity reduces the probability of individual ants encountering immobile obstacles.
Computational models qualitatively replicate these findings.

Conclusions:

Synchronized locomotion in ant colonies may be an adaptive behavior that optimizes nest navigation.
This collective behavior helps mitigate navigation challenges posed by immobile nest-mates.
Findings provide insight into the functional benefits of synchronized activity in social insects.