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British ants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (479 words) |
 | Many of the lesser seen species are at the northern extent of their range in Britain, and for this reason are confined to the south. |
| Below are listed a comprehensive compilation of species native to the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Channel Islands. |
| See List of localities in Britain where rare ant species had previously been recorded but are no longer considered to be present for a conspectus on the decline of some British ant species. |
| Ant (1483 words) |
| Ant communication is primarily through chemicals called pheromones, which, because most ants spend their time in direct contact with the ground, are more developed than in other Hymenopterans. |
| A crushed ant will emit an alarm pheromone that in high concentration sends other ants nearby into an attack frenzy, and in lower concentration attracts them, while a few ants use what are called propaganda pheromones to confuse their enemies. |
| Myrmecophilous or ant-loving caterpillars (blues, coppers, or hairstreaks), which are herded by the ants, led to feeding areas in daytime and brought inside the ants nest at night. |
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