Ants in the city: Pest or ecosystem service provider?
In the recent review article, “Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and ecosystem functions and services in urban areas: a reflection on a diverse literature”, published in Myrmecological...
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Interview with Michel Chapuisat
In the recent review article, “Supergenes as drivers of ant evolution”, published in Myrmecological News, Michel Chapuisat provided a thorough analysis of concepts and findings...
Ants modify their behaviour to transport additional brood during colony relocation
In the recent article “Adult-brood ratio causes behavioural modifications to maintain transport performance during colony relocation in the Ponerine ant Diacamma indicum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published...
PhD announcement: The impact of the fungus Laboulbenia formicarum on invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus
A 3-year PhD position is available (application deadline: 15 March 2023) within the project “EMINENT: Consequences of an EMerging parasite on an INvasivE aNT in...
Best Paper Award 2022
In 2022, Myrmecological News awards for the fifth time the Best Paper of the previous year. From January 9 to January 23, the editorial board...
How population genetics uncovers the secret lives of ants, and why it matters
In the recent paper “Socio- and population genetic analyses of two West-African ponerine species (Megaponera analis and Paltothyreus tarsatus) with winged and wingless queens (Hymenoptera:...
The armadillo ant Tatuidris tatusia and its weird anatomy
In the recent article, “Wonderfully weird: the head anatomy of the armadillo ant, Tatuidris tatusia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Agroecomyrmecinae), with evolutionary implications”, Richter et al.* investigate...
A glimpse into the gut microbiome of Costa Rican army ants
In the recent paper “Low diversity and host specificity in the gut microbiome community of Eciton army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) in a Costa Rican...
The supergene wave is well underway
In the recent review “Supergenes as drivers of ant evolution” published in Myrmecological News, Michel Chapuisat focuses on the social structure of ant colonies, which...
Supergenes matter for ant social structure
Michel Chapuisat reviews concepts and findings on supergenes in the recent article “Supergenes as drivers of ant evolution” published in Myrmecological News. Colony social structure...
