A photographic journey to the ants of the Ecuadorian Chocó
Ecuador is one of the places with the highest biodiversity on Earth. Despite the country’s relatively small size, it encompasses a variety of diverse regions....
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Dietary specialisation in the mushroom harvesting ant Euprenolepis procera
Sofia Lizon à l’Allemand and Christoph von Beeren recently published their interesting new paper „Competition as possible driver of dietary specialisation in the mushroom harvesting...
Dispersal strategies in ants
In the recently published review article “Evolution of dispersal in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review on the dispersal strategies of sessile superorganisms”, Sanja M. Hakala,...
Ants in urban green spaces
In the recently published article “Habitat complexity affects functional traits and diversity of ant assemblages in urban green spaces (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)“, Sabine S. Nooten, Patrick...
One year Myrmecological News Blog
One year ago, on 24th May 2018, Myrmecological News Blog launched. In the twelve months since then, we grew as a team, and we published...
Ants of Western Ghats, India
In the recent article “Community structure and ant species diversity across select sites of Western Ghats, India” published in Acta Ecologica Sinica, Javid M. Dad,...
Interview with Veronika Mayer
Veronika Mayer is a researcher at the University of Vienna. She investigates ant-plant symbioses in the tropics with special focus on fungiculture and nutrient cycles....
Phil Hoenle
Hey, my name is Philipp Otto Hönle, but just call me Phil. I love everything about ants since I first started collecting them when I...
VI. Central European IUSSI meeting 2019
The 2019 Central European IUSSI meeting was held from 19th to 22nd March at the IST Austria in Klosterneuburg. Many researchers accepted invitations from Sylvia...
The Latitude Project – 60° North – Finland
Myrmecological News Blog is launching The Latitude Project – by using latitudes to circle the globe, we collect impressions of the ants of the world...
Nature Lovers Will Swarm to Hear Dr. Mark Moffett (aka Dr. Bugs) Speak About The Social Lives of Ants & Humans
Widely known for his articles and photographs in National Geographic Magazine, Mark W. Moffett, PhD, aka Dr. Bugs, has conducted research and written books on...
