Ant anatomy
Hello Young Readers,Our first post is going to be about different ant parts – what are they called, how different these parts look like, and...
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Ant crossword for young myrmecologists
Dear Young Readers, Do you also crave for an ant crossword? If yes, you are certainly right here. Please find below our first ant crossword...
International collaboration uncovers cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and its evolution within the Camponotini
In the recent paper “Uncovering cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and insights into the phylogeny of Camponotini (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae)”...
Biplabendu ‘Billu’ Das
I love everything about ants, and I am always curious to know more about what they do and how they do it. I consider myself as...
Ant biodiversity in central Brazil: Aspects of the habitat structure influence species richness and composition
In the paper “The role of urban savannah fragments and their characteristics for the conservation of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in central Brazil”, published in Community...
Ants in forests and grasslands in three ecoregions of Argentina
In the paper “Terrestrial ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in protected forests and grasslands in three ecoregions of Corrientes Province, Argentina” published in Environmental Entomology, the...
Gaurav Agavekar
I have broad interests in ecology and evolution that developed from a fascination for the natural history and photography of butterflies in the Western Ghats...
Effects of an arboreal ant on Brazilian arthropod diversity
A recent study “Territory and trophic cascading effects of the ant Azteca chartifex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a tropical canopy” was published by Soares et al.* in...
Old samples tell new stories
In the recent paper “Genetic identification of Formica rufa group species and their putative hybrids in northern Europe” published in Myrmecological News, Pekka Pamilo and...
They’re not coming out of the walls – Tetramorium immigrans, our innocuous worldwide partner
In the recent review “Always under foot: Tetramorium immigrans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a review”, the authors Alexander D. Moss, John G. Swallow, and Michael J. Greene...
