A cross-species test of the function of ant pilosity and sculpturing
In the recent article “A cross-species test of the function of cuticular traits in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, Buxton et al. used...
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Trophallaxis – exchanging social fluids
In the review article “Trophallaxis: the functions and evolution of social fluid exchange in ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, Marie-Pierre Meurville and...
Desert ant heat survival guide
Natalia de Souza Araujo is a postdoc at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where she uses bioinformatics and molecular biology to answer exciting evolutionary questions....
Top 10 Blog Posts 2020
Myrmecological News Blog and its editorial team celebrate the end of this very difficult year 2020 with a Top 10 Blog Posts Special and use...
Cannibalistic necrophagy in the wood ant Formica polyctena
Cannibalistic necrophagy is rarely observed in social hymenopterans, although a lack of food might promote such a behaviour. A suggested reason for its rarity is...
Beast ant – a lost ant-wasp intermediate
In the recent paper “†Camelosphecia gen. nov., lost ant-wasp intermediates from the mid-Cretaceous (Hymenoptera, Formicoidea)” published in ZooKeys, Brendon Boudinot, Vincent Perrichot, and Júlio C....
Self-organized walls between Neotropical army-ant colonies
In the recent article “Incidental interactions among Neotropical army-ant colonies are met with self-organized walls of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, the authors...
Morphometry and colony structure of Cardiocondyla species from Georgia
In the recent paper “Morphometry and colony structure of ants of the genus Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Georgia”, Nana Gratiashvili, Lena Kuschel, and Jürgen Heinze...
Waste management in Myrmica rubra
In the recent article “Waste management by ants: the enhancing role of larvae” published in Animal Behaviour, Hugo Pereira, Margaux Jossart, and Claire Detrain reveal...
First description of male Protanilla (Leptanillinae: Anomalomyrmini), and tribal delimitation in the Leptanillinae based upon male morphology
In the recent paper “Delimitation of tribes in the subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a description of the male of Protanilla lini Terayama, 2009” published...
Exploring fungus-growing ant diversity in Colombia
In the recent paper “A checklist of the non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Colombia, with new biogeographic records”, Daniela Mera-Rodríguez, Francisco Serna, Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo,...
