Harpegnathos saltator
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Harpegnathos saltator, sometimes called the Indian jumping ant or Jerdon's jumping ant, is a species of ant found in India. They have long mandibles and have the ability to leap a few inches. They are
Harpegnathos saltator fight
A Harpegnathos beside a frog (Indosylvirana sp.)
Carrying a flower of Elaeocarpus to the nest entrance
A black-headed form with prey
Worker policing
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Worker policing is a behavior seen in colonies of social hymenopterans whereby worker females eat or remove eggs that have been laid by other workers rather than those laid by a queen. Worker policing
Harpegnathos saltator
…to the original founding queen. Colonies never undergo fission to form new colonies. The workers limit the number of reproductives in the colony by policing new workers that try to lay eggs when an active queen or established gamergates are present. Workers use alarm pheromones that include 4-methyl-3-heptanone…
Worker policing is found in honey bees and other hymenopterans including some species of bumblebees, ants and wasps.
Formica fusca ants can recognize nest-mates
Apis mellifera workers remove worker-laid eggs by eating them (oophagy)