Can fake galls attract real helpers?
In their recent paper “Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on olive trees“, Daniele...
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Comparing Myrmica ruginodis populations between dolines and surrounding areas in Hungary
In the recent study “Climate microrefugia promote intraspecific trait variability of the Palaearctic ant species Myrmica ruginodis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” carried out in Hungary, the authors...
Ants as ecosystem engineers and providers of ecosystem services
Among ecologists, there are two perspectives for understanding ants’ impact on our world. One is a holistic, ecosystem-centric view that sees ants as engineers of...
Diversity at Myrmecological News Blog
The Myrmecological News Blog was launched on 24 May 2018. Over these six years, our team has undergone significant growth. We have published a total...
Environment-driven shifts in ant communities over six decades
In the paper “Temperature-driven homogenization of an ant community over 60 years in a montane ecosystem“, Anna Paraskevopoulos and colleagues have used ants as a...
Navigating through the postdoc career while exploring navigation systems in Cataglyphis desert ants
Desert ants of the genus Cataglyphis have long fascinated ethologists for their navigational skills and adaptations, providing textbook examples for the study of orientation in...
Exploring the bacterial communities of polydomous ant colonies
In a recent study, “Bacterial communities associated with a polydomous arboreal ant: inter-nest variation and interaction with the phyllosphere of a tropical tree“, researchers investigated...
Trophic Eggs as Exclusive Strategy for Nutritional Sharing in Black Cocoa Ants
Trophic eggs are inviable eggs or egg-like structure without an embryo and are not meant for reproduction. Such eggs can be considered a form of...
Ants as hosts of honeybee viruses
In their new review article “Occurrence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) pathogens in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a systematic review” , Tiritelli et al. investigated occurrences...
Comparing daily activity of five Japanese ant species
Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous to almost all life, and ants are no exception. Many species are run by an internal clock which is adjusted by...
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