[5] Temnothorax rugatulus ants are highly skilled in different consensus methods to help them make decisions.

These decisions include where to relocate the nest once it is destroyed or damaged or if their population size has grown too large.

[6] Sometimes, if a quorum is reached fast enough, several ant groups will split off to multiple sites indicating tension within the colony.

[7] It is generally accepted that T. rugatulus ants are monomorphic, meaning that every individual in the colony has the same approximate body size.

[8] When tested, it was found that body size is independent of the foraging distance an ant searches for food.

Colonies in different latitudinal positions show variance in many foraging and threat response behaviors.

[10] Another study suggested that it is used as a backup strategy to protect ants emigrating to another nest and convince them of the danger outside and to return home.

Similar taxa of ants related to the T. rugatulus emit a chemical signal from their mandibular gland.

[11] It is thought that ants may interpret the close alarm signal as a cry for help and attempt to save whoever was emitting the chemical.

Some scientists disputed this as an inaccurate conclusion because T. rugatulus has primarily been studied in the laboratory, where conditions may not reflect their natural habitat.

Researchers have found; however, that there is no significant difference in ant activity between laboratory and field observations.

[13] It is thought that because ants are exotherms, they are unable to adjust their internal environment to match their activity level like most endotherms do.