AntCounter Software: Counting Leaf-Cutting Ants Was never so Precise, fast and Easy

Bustamante, Santiago; Amarillo‐Suárez, Ángela R.

doi:10.1007/s10905-016-9558-0

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“…To count ants, videos were taken with a digital camera LSR Nikon D5300 (Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan) on a tripod and an objective lens (18 -155 mm) focused on the rectangular surface of the artificial paths (avoiding the activated carbon walkways), four videos of 5 min duration and 15 min between each video. A total of 20 videos were obtained for all seasons in the five nests, which captured the movement of ants to track them in two directions [49].…”

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Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste

Cruz-Labana,

Vallejo-Pérez,

Serna-Lagunes

et al. 2023

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Ants have a very sophisticated olfactory system; their communication is based on the interpretation of chemical trails known as semiochemicals. The escamolera ant (Liometopum apiculatum), has behaviors and physiological responses is induced by semiochemicals, without however, these have not been studied. Using an electronic nose analysis (e-nose) and chromatographic techniques, semiochemicals of L. apiculatum in nests, foraging trails and dissected the gasters were evaluated. Data were analyzed with multivariate statistics and a logistic regression model based on predictors (ant counts) and the semiochemicals identified in pre-season (PRE), season (TEM) and post-season (POS) of larval collecting. From the general pattern of volatiles with a natural separation in POS and a partial distribution between PRE and TEM 32 semiochemicals were identified inside the nests, those who can induce the behavioral responses of trail-following, alarm, aggression, and nestmate recognition. Trail counts indicated that ant traffic was higher in POS and that the presence of certain semiochemicals (response variable) have good fit in the model regression. These findings are intended to provide useful information and support decision-making for the conservation and sustainable use of L. apiculatum in central Mexico.

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Section: Sampling On Foraging Trails and Ant Countsmentioning

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“…The videos taken on the artificial trails were analyzed with AntCounter, which is a freely distributed software that automatically detects the movement of ants (in two opposite directions) to identify their position, track them and count them over a period of time [49].…”

Section: Ant Counts Effect Of Semiochemicals On Observed Frequenciesmentioning

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Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste

Cruz-Labana,

Vallejo-Pérez,

Serna-Lagunes

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…Modern ant counting studies use conventional video cameras and the videos are manually analyzed in slow motion, or eventually using the few freely available software available so far. ' AntCounter ' is a free access system that counts the number of ants that walk in and out of the nest using an image processing algorithm [31] . However, these solutions use commercial video recorders, which cannot be used continuously in time because of battery and storage limitations.…”

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AntVideoRecord: Autonomous system to capture the locomotor activity of leafcutter ants

et al. 2022

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Ant-observer: A new approach for automatic acquisition and autonomous analyses of individual species abundance and interactions

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Bogar,

et al. 2024

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AntCounter Software: Counting Leaf-Cutting Ants Was never so Precise, fast and Easy

Cited by 4 publications

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Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste

Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste

AntVideoRecord: Autonomous system to capture the locomotor activity of leafcutter ants

Ant-observer: A new approach for automatic acquisition and autonomous analyses of individual species abundance and interactions

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