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foraging ant

American  

noun

  1. any of several ants, as army ants, that forage as part of a large group.


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“Once a foraging ant has found suitable food, they will communicate this to other foragers, usually through a trail pheromone,” Crawley said.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

If it lets a foraging ant escape instead, and return to its colony with a droplet of nectar, then more bugs—lots, lots more—will soon be on the way.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2012

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