![]() ![]() In mass recruiting, tandem-running, and even in group-recruiting species displaying leadership, the division of labor between scouts and recruits appears to be ephemeral. In the context of how workers’ behavioral traits display during foraging, a crucial question is what makes an ant a scout that discovers a new food source and mobilizes its nestmates. The central question of the review is how the distribution of behavioral types and cognitive responsibilities within ant colonies depends on a species’ foraging style. Although it is widely accepted that, in eusocial insects, colony personality emerges from the workers’ personalities, there are only a few examples of investigations of personality at the individual level. The review analyzes personalities in various insects with different life cycles and provides new insights into the role of individuals in directing group actions in ants. ![]() I am trying to elucidate the extent to which collective cognition is individual-based and whether a single individual’s actions can suffice to direct the entire colony or colony units. ![]() The paper is devoted to analyzing consistent individual differences in behavior, also known as “personalities,” in the context of a vital ant task-the detection and transportation of food. Zelman Institute for Medicine and Psychology, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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