Queen morph and reproductive strategies in Arizonian ants
In the recent paper “Queen and worker phenotypic traits are associated with colony composition and environment in Temnothorax rugatulus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an ant with alternative...
Category: Interviews
Personality in ant colonies
In the recent paper “Personality of ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – underlying mechanisms and ecological consequences” published in Myrmecological News, Eva S. Horna-Lowell, Kevin Neumann,...
A cross-species test of the function of ant pilosity and sculpturing
In the recent article “A cross-species test of the function of cuticular traits in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, Buxton et al. used...
Trophallaxis – exchanging social fluids
In the review article “Trophallaxis: the functions and evolution of social fluid exchange in ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, Marie-Pierre Meurville and...
Beast ant – a lost ant-wasp intermediate
In the recent paper “†Camelosphecia gen. nov., lost ant-wasp intermediates from the mid-Cretaceous (Hymenoptera, Formicoidea)” published in ZooKeys, Brendon Boudinot, Vincent Perrichot, and Júlio C....
Self-organized walls between Neotropical army-ant colonies
In the recent article “Incidental interactions among Neotropical army-ant colonies are met with self-organized walls of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, the authors...
Morphometry and colony structure of Cardiocondyla species from Georgia
In the recent paper “Morphometry and colony structure of ants of the genus Cardiocondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Georgia”, Nana Gratiashvili, Lena Kuschel, and Jürgen Heinze...
Waste management in Myrmica rubra
In the recent article “Waste management by ants: the enhancing role of larvae” published in Animal Behaviour, Hugo Pereira, Margaux Jossart, and Claire Detrain reveal...
First description of male Protanilla (Leptanillinae: Anomalomyrmini), and tribal delimitation in the Leptanillinae based upon male morphology
In the recent paper “Delimitation of tribes in the subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a description of the male of Protanilla lini Terayama, 2009” published...
The Latitude Project – 30° North – Algeria
Myrmecological News Blog has launched The Latitude Project – by using latitudes to circle the globe, we collect impressions of the ants of the world...
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