1Central Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, West Bengal, India
*Email: priyankazsi10@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0002-6087-4872
Online published on 1 April, 2025.
For the first time, food hiding behaviour by the Ant Carebara affinis (Jerdon, 1851) is reported here from Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, which is an urban garden situated at Howrah, West Bengal, India. Multiple roles played by the species as predators, scavengers and in seed dispersal is emphasised here.
Ant, Formicidae, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Frog, Decomposition, Predators, Scavengers, Howrah, Carcass, Minor castes, Soil nest, Urban garden, Food hiding
