Efeito do campo magnético alterado sobre o comportamento de formigas

Abstract

Living beings since their emergence on the planet are under the influence of various physical fields such as gravitational and geomagnetic, because of this, are sensitive to them and can detect and use them to orient themselves. Several studies have already been carried out showing that different groups of organisms are sensitive to the natural magnetic field (NMF) of the planet, thus any type of variation on the natural parameters affects them. Indeed, experiments demonstrate that altering the intensity and components related to vertical and/or horizontal direction can affect the behavior of different organisms. In this sense, the constant increase of electrical and electronic devices along with human population increase is subjecting animals and other organisms to variations in the natural patterns of NMF. Therefore, it is necessary that studies in this area investigate what these variations may be modifying, their natural behavior and occurrence.