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Action | Reaction | Nonaggressive |
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Charge—an ant approaches the other with its mandible open | (**) Remain on the bait—after any types of the listed actions, the ant remains in the area, eating the bait | (**) Quietly eating—when an ant is standing still, only eating the bait |
Bite—grips part of the body of another individual with its mandibles | (**) Flee—after any types of these actions it flees not only from the area, but also from the bait | (**) Food transport—the individual carries part of the bait to the colony |
Espontaneous gaster torsion—the ant curls its abdomen to emits formic acid | (**) Retreat—after the mentioned actions, it retreats from the other individual, but does not leave the bait and eats it | Autogrooming—cleaning itself |
Avoid—when perceiving the proximity of another individual, the first moves away, avoiding the encounter | Defensive gaster torsion—after these actions, it exhibits aggressive behaviour by curling its abdomen to emit formic acid | Trophallaxis—exchange of regurgitated liquid from one individual directly into the crop of the other |
(*) Antennal touching—an ant exchanges antennal touches with the other for identification | Fight—after mentioned actions, it grabs the other individual with its jaws and emits formic acid | Exploring the surroundings—walking around, touching its antennae on the whole extension of the paper where the bait was placed |
(*) On alert—an ant stands still with its head and antenna raised, and with its gaster torsed in the posterior-anterior position ready to emit formic acid, if necessary | (*) Bite—grips part of the body of another individual with its mandibles in response to any action act | (*) Trying to escape—the ant stays on the border of the arena, trying to climb its wall |
| (*) Charge—the ant advances in the direction of the other with its mandible open ready to bite back | |
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