Why do ants walk in straight line ? What are Pheromones ? SCIENCE COLLECTOR

Why do ants walk in straight line ? What are Pheromones ? SCIENCE COLLECTOR

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities. More than 10,000 known ant species occur around the world.

The ants walk in a straight line because they follow the scent the leader left behind. Once the ants find food and head back to the nest, they will lay down another trail of pheromones, allowing others to pick up their scent and follow the same route. Bumping into each other is another way ants correspond.

The most important way that ants communicate with other colony members is through unique chemicals called pheromones. Using their antenna to “smell” the pheromones, ants can communicate everything from colony activity to where food is located.

Ants use pheromones in a number of different ways, such as releasing 'danger' pheromones upon death to alert nearby ants, or to create chemical trails from their nest to promising food sources. Other ants in the colony can use their antennas to detect these pheromones and respond accordingly.

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