Facing death: How does the subterranean termite Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) deal with corpses?

Silva, Luiza Helena Bueno da; Haifig, Ives; Costa–Leonardo, Ana Maria

doi:10.1016/j.zool.2019.125712

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“…According to various postmortem times, castes and origin, the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) foragers and soldiers had different corpse handling techniques. Soldiers engaged inspection, alarm, and agony behaviours toward the corpses whereas workers are more involved in managing the corpses which ultimately led to disposal (da Silva et al, 2019).…”

Section: Burial Behaviour In Termitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corpse Management Strategies in Social Insects

Asokan,

Ramesha,

S. M.

et al. 2023

IJE

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Social insects are arthropods that lives in a community with other members of the same species. Eusocial insects frequently lose colony members as a result of living in big groupings. They perform cooperative corpse management to maintain the hygiene of the nest, exhibiting behavioural and physiological responses that promote disease resistance, nutrient reallocating and colony protection. Undertaking behaviour is most common in social insects belonging to Hymenoptera and Isoptera which adopts various mechanisms of death recognition, convergent and divergent behavioural responses towards dead items. Corpse removal, burial, cannibalism and avoidance are different solutions evolved by social insects, independently towards the problem of corpse management. Genetic studies and gene expression analysis related to social immune systems gives a better knowledge on behavioural and physiological disease defense in insects which could be considered a novel access to biological pest control. This article provides a comprehensive understanding of corpse management in social insects.

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Section: Burial Behaviour In Termitesmentioning

confidence: 99%