Sweet but not so simple: How sugar changes the temper of Asian weaver ants
Have you ever wondered why some ants get aggressive over a drop of sugar, while others don’t react as much? In their fascinating study, “The...
Monthly Archive: January 2026
More than pheromones: How ants combine signals to commun
Ant communication has long been viewed as dominated by chemical signals, yet growing evidence suggests a more complex picture. In their Focus contribution, “Multimodal communication...
Ants as a powerful model for speciation research
Patrick Heidbreder and Jonna Kulmuni, first and last authors, discuss their recent review article in Myrmecol. News on speciation in ants. They highlight the significant, yet underutilized...
What can ants tell us about speciation?
Ants are among the most diverse and ecologically successful organisms on the planet, yet little is known about how new ant species arise. In this...
Best Paper Award 2025
In 2026, Myrmecological News awards for the 8th time the Best Paper of the previous year. One paper of all contributions published in 2025 is...
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