An unusual ant diet: Cataglyphis floricola feeding on petals

X. Cerdá; J. Retana; S. Carpintero; S. Cros

An unusual ant diet: Cataglyphis floricola feeding on petals

X. Cerdá, J. Retana, S. Carpintero, S. Cros

Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology

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Abstract

C. floricola is an endemic species from the southern Iberian Peninsula which collects large amounts of Halimium halimifolium petals. Laboratory and field observations confirm that both workers and larvae feed on these petals, which represent an important food resource for C. floricola colonies. This petal consumption is a very unusual ant diet.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-104
Journal	Insectes Sociaux
Volume	43
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1996

Keywords

Cataglyphis floricola
Diet
Food resources
Petal consumption

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