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From: Structural organization and cohesiveness of foraging groups in Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): locally regulated or self-organized?

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a Average number of ants active per colony. Values are from four colonies observed randomly for 10 min windows at 1 h intervals over 5 days every from morning 6:00 to evening 6:00 (18:00). The solid line with filled circles: Total number of ants active; solid line with small squares: Ants going out of the nest; dotted line with squares: Ants coming to the nest without food; solid line with triangles: ants coming to the nest with food. b Percent ants carrying food to the nest were found to peak mostly during the mid day;there was a spurt towards the end of the day

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