In the paper “Phylogenomic approach to integrative taxonomy resolves a century-old taxonomic puzzle and the evolutionary history of the Acromyrmex octospinosus species complex”, first author...
In the popular imagination, when we think about environmentally impactful ants, the first images that come to mind are often invasive ants (e.g. Argentine ants...
Temporary social parasitism, where the parasite ant invades a host colony, kills its queen and uses the host workers to rear the offspring of the...
A review written by By Livia Pires do Prado, researcher of the Biodiversity Research Program/PPBio – Eastern Brazilian Amazonia, at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi....
In 2024, Myrmecological News awards for the seventh time the Best Paper of the previous year. From January 13th to January 27th, the editorial board...
In their study published today in Myrmecological News, Zhuang et al. revealed two extraordinary fossils preserved in 99-million-year-old Burmese amber. These findings shed fresh light on...
by Myrmecological News Blog · Published 18 February 2025 · Last modified 19 February 2025
Magdalena Sorger is an accomplished ant scientist originally from Vienna, Austria. She dedicated her scientific career to studying ant taxonomy, ecology and evolution. Though she...
A Photoblog contribution by Phil Hoenle. All pictures © by Phil Hoenle. Edit by Florian Steiner and Salvatore Brunetti In this photoblog contribution, Phil Hoenle shares...
The start of a new year seems a good time to put a spotlight on the Subject Editors of Myrmecol. News, who have worked for...
Mining often leaves behind landscapes we imagine as barren and lifeless. Yet, as PhD student Marie Hovorková discovered, these post-mining “spoil heaps” can host vibrant...
A Review by Alice Laciny Edited by Florian Steiner and Salvatore Brunetti In their recently published paper, Chung et al. present a novel genus of...
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