Sentences with phrase «source of pheromones»
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In a computer simulation of pheromone evaporation [see middle illustration on page 42], researchers presented identical food sources to an artificial colony at different distances from the nest.
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An ant faced with two paths to a food source may not know which is best, but an ant colony can quickly sort this out: Individuals leave trails of chemicals called pheromones to mark the route from nest to food and back.
When ant colonies are moving or when they have found a source of food, ants leave a scent trail for other ants to follow, and this happens when an ant secretes a chemical called a pheromone.
Urine is a major source of sex pheromones.