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Termite predation by the ponerine ant,Megaponera foetens, is coordinated by chemicals from at least two glands. Columns of ants are guided to termite foraging areas by pheromones originating from the poison apparatus. On finding groups of termites, ants release alkyl sulfides (dimethyl disulfide and trisulfide) from their mandibular glands which attract sister workers who dig, into the termite galleries, in response to other unidentified mandibular gland pheromones.
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Longhurst, C., Baker, R. & Howse, P.E. Termite predation byMegaponera foetens (FAB.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J Chem Ecol 5, 703–719 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986555
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