id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_dsxdhokp75ckpl5ghuxy7fujty Walter R. Tschinkel The architecture of subterranean ant nests: beauty and mystery underfoot 2015 21 .pdf application/pdf 5944 450 64 Fig. 1 The majority of subterranean ants nests are composed of variations of the same basic unit, a moreor-less vertical shaft connecting more-or-less horizontal chambers. that all modern ant nests evolved from a simple burrow with one or a few chambers. In all species, the nest is enlarged as the colony grows, but the total chamber area Another example of function is suggested by the upward movement of aging workers in harvester ant nests (and many other ant species) (MacKay 1983; Tschinkel 1999; In order to create the vertically structured nests of many species, the ants must What might ant nest architecture have to offer humans? The nest architecture of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius. The architecture of subterranean ant nests: beauty and mystery underfoot The architecture of subterranean ant nests: beauty and mystery underfoot 6 Does ant nest architecture offer wisdom for humans? 6 Does ant nest architecture offer wisdom for humans? ./cache/work_dsxdhokp75ckpl5ghuxy7fujty.pdf ./txt/work_dsxdhokp75ckpl5ghuxy7fujty.txt