How does urban life shape ant morphology?
In addition to shaping human landscape, urbanization is also shaping city dwelling animal species. In the new study “Urbanisation homogenises the functional trait space and...
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One Book, Two Experts: What Do They Think of “The amazing ants of the wet tropics field guide”?
A children’s book can be all of these things: an adventure, a lesson, an inspiration. But what do two experts think? To find out more,...
Ants and their microbial partners: A new systematic review to start mapping a hidden world
Ants have thrived with intricate symbioses with bacteria for over 50 million years. Yet despite growing interest and technological advances, many aspects of these relationships...
Lizard feces uncover benefits of Batesian mimicry in Camponotus lateralis
Batesian mimicry is when a harmless species adopts the warning signal of another, more harmful species. For instance, countless other arthropods evolved to mimic ants...
Red wood ants (Formica rufa group) as a model for comparative studies of hybridization and speciation
Ants of the Formica rufa group, also known as red wood ants, have fascinated European myrmecologists for decades for their impressive mound nests, behaviors, and...
Meet Subject Editors of Myrmecological News! (Part 2)
It is high time to put in the spotlight the Subject Editors of Myrmecol. News that have worked for many years to help the journal...
What can larval morphology teach us about ant evolution and development?
In their recently published paper, Di Li and her co-authors illuminate the internal and external morphology of Ooceraea biroi, an important model organism in myrmecological...
Book review: “Ants”
A Book Review by Aaron M. Ellison Edited by Alice Laciny and Salvatore Brunetti The second edition of “Ants” has recently been released by Pelagic...
The role of ants in relation to oil palm landscapes
Ants are key players in tropical ecosystems—busy performing crucial ecological jobs. But how do they fare amidst the expanding oil palm plantations sweeping across the...
Ants, Plants, and Predatory Behavior: An interview with Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean, has dedicated his career to studying ants, especially focusing on their predatory behavior, their venom and interaction with plants. For his work he...
From genes to genomes: insights from ant researcher Lumi Viljakainen
Lumi Viljakainen is a senior lecturer at the University of Oulu and a mother of three. Her research focuses on population genomics, evolution and ant...
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