Doing an ant PhD: Paloma Alvarez-Blanco
Paloma Alvarez-Blanco comes from Asturias, a mountainous area near the coast of northern Spain, where she was born 35 years ago. She is passionate about...
Myrmecological News Blog
Nest modifications in Temnothorax crassispinus
In the recently published article “Nest modifications by the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” in Myrmecological News, Sławomir Mitrus reveals that acorn ants can...
The Latitude Project – 60° North – Canada
Myrmecological News Blog has launched The Latitude Project – by using latitudes to circle the globe, we collect impressions of the ants of the world...
Interview with Tomasz Włodarczyk
Tomasz Włodarczyk is a researcher at the University of Bialystok in Poland, where he studies the interaction between slave-maker ants and their host species. He...
Differences in ant geographic distributions in China between forests and rubber plantations
In the recent paper “Differences in geographic distribution of ant species between forests and rubber plantations: a case study in Xishuangbanna, China, and a global...
Competition mechanism of introduced and native ants in China
In the article “Comparing mechanisms of competition among introduced and resident ants in China: from behavior to trophic position (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News,...
Building a city – without an architect
New York, Rome, or Tokio are prominent examples of a human metropolis and seen as a demonstration of human ingenuity and culture. To reach their...
Interview with Elva Robinson
Elva Robinson is a behavioural ecologist, and she is interested in social behaviour of animal groups. She uses ants because they are an incredible model...
Interview with Audrey Dussutour
Audrey Dussutour is a senior researcher and works at the CNRS at the University Paul Sabatier in Toulouse. She studies ants and slime moulds and...
Ants of Arizona: A Glimpse
Arizona wasn’t always a prime target on my travel list. However, that all changed last year when I heard about the “Ants of the Southwest”...
Interview with Sylvia Cremer
Sylvia Cremer is professor and the leader of the Social Immunity group at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) in Klosterneuburg, Austria. Here, we...
