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The Entomologist’s Diary – Episode 47: Talking in Chemicals – Chemical Communication in Social Insects 🐜💬🧪

Today, I observed how ants, bees, and termites use pheromones to coordinate complex social behaviors like foraging, defense, and nest building. Pheromone trails and alarm signals allow these tiny societies to function efficiently, demonstrating the power of chemical language. In my journal:“A chemical network — social insects’ secret to teamwork.”…


Today, I observed how ants, bees, and termites use pheromones to coordinate complex social behaviors like foraging, defense, and nest building.

Pheromone trails and alarm signals allow these tiny societies to function efficiently, demonstrating the power of chemical language.

In my journal:
“A chemical network — social insects’ secret to teamwork.”

Next episode: insect chemical senses and detection.


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