Myrmecological News Blog

26 February 2025

Best Paper Award 2024

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...

Photoblog

25 February 2025

Ancient ant colony and male fossil unveil evolutionary secrets in 99-million-year-old amber

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...

Interviews

18 February 2025

An exciting new ant book: Interview with Austrian ant specialist Magdalena Sorger

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...

Photoblog

10 February 2025

Competition for food and nesting resources in arboreal ant communities of Papua New Guinea

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...

Interviews

31 January 2025

Meet the Subject Editors of Myrmecological News!

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...

Interviews

28 January 2025

Ants to the Rescue: How Spoil Heaps Turn into Thriving Ecosystems

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...

(Re)Views

21 January 2025

Integrative taxonomy uncovers a new genus and species

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...

(Re)Views

14 January 2025

From acidic arrows to social shields: exploring the complex venoms of Formicine ants

Review by Erik T. Frank Edited by Rohini Singh and Salvatore Brunetti In a recent comprehensive review, “Acid Reign: Formicine Ants and their Venoms,” Lukas Koch,...

Interviews

14 January 2025

Reviewing the exploration journey through the “acid reign” of Formicine ants’ venoms

As part of his doctoral project in Berlin, Lukas Koch worked on a comprehensive literature review of what is known about Formicine ants’ venoms, arguably...