Viruses of ants – diversity and impact
In the review article by Baty et al. (2020) “Viruses and their effects in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, the authors conduct a...
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Doing an ant PhD: Nokuthula Mbanyana-Nhleko
My name is Nokuthula Mbanyana-Nhleko. I am a curator at Iziko Museums of South Africa in the Entomology Department and also registered for a PhD...
James Trager
James C. Trager is a North American ant taxonomist who did his Ph.D. and subsequent 4-year post-doctoral position at the University of Florida from 1980-1988....
Defensive, antimicrobial, and insecticidal gland secretion in the Bornean ant Colobopsis explodens
In the recent article “Strong antimicrobial and low insecticidal activity of mandibular gland reservoir content in Bornean ‘exploding ants’ Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, 2018...
Ants Among Mesoamerican Ruins
In January 2020, before the corona crisis, I was lucky to have had the opportunity to go on a two-week short trip to Mexico. My...
Uzbekistan – the alleged native range of Lasius neglectus
In the recent article “Uzbekistan — the alleged native range of the invasive ant Lasius neglectus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): geographical, ecological and biological evidences” published in...
Christian Peeters Memorial Special Issue
The editorial board of Asian Myrmecology would like to announce the production of a special issue to commemorate the extensive and diverse contributions to myrmecology...
Variation in the karyotype length and genome size of fungus-farming ants
In the recent article “Intraspecific variation in the karyotype length and genome size of fungus-farming ants (genus Mycetophylax), with remarks on procedures for the estimation...
Altered embryogenesis allows developmental integration of the endosymbiont Blochmannia into its ant hosts
In the recently published article “Origin and elaboration of a major evolutionary transition in individuality” in Nature, A. Matteen Rafiqi, Arjuna Rajakumar, and Ehab Abouheif...
Women in Science? Parents in Science? Minorities in Science? “So what”?
In the recent paper “Myrmecology, Gender, and Geography: changing demographics of a research community over thirty years” published in Myrmecological News, Andrea Lucky and colleagues...
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