Shedding light on the evolutionary origins of repletism in ants
In the recent paper “The first fossil replete ant worker establishes living food storage in the Eocene” published in Myrmecological News, Sawh et al.* focus...
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Thermal physiology, foraging pattern, and worker size interactions in ants
In the study “Thermal physiology, foraging pattern, and worker body size interact to influence coexistence in sympatric polymorphic harvester ants (Messor spp.)”, Xavier Arnan, Alba...
Ant cuticle microsculpturing
In the recent article, “Ant cuticle microsculpturing: diversity, classification, and evolution”, John Paul Hellenbrand and Clint A. Penick developed a simplified classification system to classify...
Atta ants in attack: investigating the relationship between body size and aggression in Atta sexdens
In the article “Small workers are more persistent fighters than soldiers in the highly polymorphic Atta leaf-cutting ants” published in Animal Behaviour, Lohan Valadares, Fabio...
Ant phylogenomics
In the article “Ant phylogenomics reveals a natural selection hotspot preceding the origin of complex eusociality”, Romiguier and colleagues* discuss how the evolution of eusociality...
Ant abundance, biomass, and distribution
In the paper “The abundance, biomass, and distribution of ants on Earth” published in PNAS, Patrick Schultheiss, Sabine S. Nooten, Runxi Wang, Mark K. L....
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...
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...
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