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They follow army ant swarms to catch insects that are fleeing from the ants.
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Another shared feature is that, unlike most ant species, army ants do not construct permanent nests; an army ant colony moves almost incessantly over the time it exists.
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It regularly follows army ant swarms, but does not attend mixed species flocks.
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Some species follow army ants, eating from the disturbance created.
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Birds surveyed were from a variety of ecological guilds, including nectivores, insectivores, frugivores, obligatory army ant followers, forest edge specialists and flocking species.
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During this wandering phase, the army ant colony again raids every day, setting up bivouacs at night.
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The normal call is a loud "stick", but when following army ants, the groups keep up a noisy chatter.
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The collection includes about 2 million specimens of ants and other critters that also live in army ant colonies.
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Previous work has shown that army ant colonies have very complex pedigree structures and an idiosyncratic way of reproducing by fission.
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It feeds on arthropods and often follows army ant swarms in order to catch prey flushed by the ants.
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