1999
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71081999000100015
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Abstract: Worker bees of Melipona compressipes and Melipona scutellaris (Meliponinae, Apidae) colonies, involved in carrying garbage to the outside of the nest, dump each individual load cargo of cocoon pellets (cocoon + larval feces + remaining wax). For Melipona scutellaris they weight a mean of 27.8 mg, and are dropped at a distance of 1 to 45 m and between 1 and 35 m for M. compressipes, according to a Gaussian Distribution. In the case of M. scutellaris the expression is:where,N(x) = number of pellets; Exp = e elev… Show more

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“…We did not record the destination of waste outside the nest, but return flights were short (mean 21.7 seconds) compared with nectar and pollen collecting flights (15.6 and 25.1 minutes respectively; Biesmeijer & Toth, 1998) and it is likely that waste was dropped at a distance comparable to other Melipona species (e.g. 18m in M. compressipes and 31m in M. scutellaris; Kerr & Kerr 1999). Dumping waste close to the nest is typical in stingless bees.…”
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“…We did not record the destination of waste outside the nest, but return flights were short (mean 21.7 seconds) compared with nectar and pollen collecting flights (15.6 and 25.1 minutes respectively; Biesmeijer & Toth, 1998) and it is likely that waste was dropped at a distance comparable to other Melipona species (e.g. 18m in M. compressipes and 31m in M. scutellaris; Kerr & Kerr 1999). Dumping waste close to the nest is typical in stingless bees.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dumping waste close to the nest is typical in stingless bees. Some species, like Lestrimellita limao (Smith) and Lestrimellita niitkib Ayala, simply drop waste in front of the nest entrance and in Frieseomellita varia (Lepeletier) waste is carried less than 1m from the nest (Kerr & Kerr, 1999). Carrying waste away from the nest has a number of possible advantages.…”
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“…Social animals prevent the spread of pathogens through prophylactic behaviours [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. To prevent infection and spread of pathogens from refuse disposals, social organisms have strategies of waste management, including the location of refuse piles (external refuse piles or internal nest chambers; [6,[13][14][15][16][17]) and waste handling by specialized individuals [13,[18][19][20]. Adequate waste management is essential for the survival of societies and studying waste management therefore enlightens the understanding of the evolution and maintenance of group living [21,22].…”
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