Olfaction is essential for complex social behavior in insects. To discriminate complex social cues, ants evolved an expanded number of odorant receptors (Or) genes strategically...
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...
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...
by Myrmecological News Blog · Published 24 September 2024 · Last modified 25 September 2024
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 are inviable eggs or egg-like structure without an embryo and are not meant for reproduction. Such eggs can be considered a form of...
In their new review article “Occurrence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) pathogens in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a systematic review” , Tiritelli et al. investigated occurrences...
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