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The effects of soil faunal activity on the physical properties of the soils of a 2-year-old fallow in the sahelian zone of Senegal were studied. Factors studied included the presence or absence of woody shrubs and the effect of protection of plots from grazing and removal of fuel wood. The experimental design included a control in which termite activity was excluded by treating the soil with the persistent...
Summary: Pachycondyla tarsata workers display individual searching and hunting activities. Small groups of isolated individuals act as patrollers, searching for food in the foraging territories around the nests. Finder ants returning laden with prey to the nest can transfer them to unladen nestmates if they are encountered. A prey can be transferred several times, even within the nest, before it finally...
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