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...
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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...
Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants
A View by *Monica A. M. Gruber, Davide Santoro, Meghan Cooling, Philip J. Lester, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Christina Boser, Lori Lach Edited by: Gaurav Agavekar,...
Top 10 Blog Posts 2022
Each year, Myrmecological News Blog and its editorial team celebrate the end of the year with a Top 10 Blog Posts Special. We use this...
The Amazon Forest can still keep secrets from us
In the recent paper “Igaponera curiosa, a new ponerine genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Amazon” published in the European Journal of Taxonomy, Adrian Troya, Frederico...
Stuck in a stick: How do twig-nesting ants avoid heat stress?
In the study “Behavioral response to heat stress of twig‑nesting canopy ants” recently published in Oecologia, Jelena Bujan and Stephen Yanoviak tested the ability of...
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