Symbiotic aphids manipulate the aggressive behavior of ants
In the recent article “A symbiotic aphid selfishly manipulates attending ants via dopamine in honeydew” by Tatsumi Kudo, Hitoshi Aonuma, and Eisuke Hasegawa published in...
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A multi-level look at the social evolution of ant supercolonies
In the recent review “Supercolonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ecological patterns, behavioural processes and their implications for social evolution” by Heikki Helanterä published in Myrmecological...
The evolutionary puzzle of supercolonies
In the recent review “Supercolonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ecological patterns, behavioural processes and their implication for social evolution” by Heikki Helanterä published in Myrmecological...
New blog formats & Top 10 Blog Posts 2021
As a frequent reader of Myrmecological News Blog, you probably know at the end of the year, we’ll take a moment to appreciate the past...
A fungus garden for a new ant queendom
In the recent article “Foraging for the fungus: why do Acromyrmex subterraneus (Formicidae) queens need to forage during the nest foundation phase?” by Tatiane A....
Christian Peeters (1956–2020)
A little over a year ago, on the first of September 2020, the myrmecological community received the sad news about the passing of Dr. Christian...
Tree preference and activity of native California woodland ants in an urban environment
In the recent article “Tree Preference and Temporal Activity Patterns for a Native Ant Community in an Urbanized California Woodland” published in the Journal of...
Ant-human symbioses: a journey across mythology, art, cinema, and artificial intelligence
In the recent article “Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and humans: from inspiration and metaphor to 21st-century symbiont” by Aaron M. Ellison and Nicholas J. Gotelli published...
Swimming styles and abilities in arboreal ants
In the recent article “Kinematic study of six mangrove ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals different swimming styles and abilities” published in Myrmecological News, Patrick Schultheiss...
Seed dispersal of non-myrmecochorous diaspores in a West African montane landscape
In the recent article “Interactions between ants and non-myrmecochorous diaspores in a West African montane landscape” published in the Journal of Tropical Ecology, Jennifer A....
Hairs distinguish castes and sexes in larvae of a fungus-growing ant
In the recent paper “Hairs distinguish castes and sexes: Identifying the early ontogenetic building blocks of a fungus-farming superorganism (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” by Adams et al.*...
