Preventing nest flooding with bamboo sap
Some tree-dwelling ants are known to use flood defences to prevent flooding of their nests. In the recent paper “Bamboo sap ejection from the nests...
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Visual and olfactory cues in the homing behaviour of Pseudomyrmex boopis
In the recent paper “Multisensory homing in the neotropical understory twig-nesting ant Pseudomyrmex boopis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, Daniella Prince and Steve Yanoviak...
Reduced amount of food decreases colony size and impairs body condition in female harvester ants
In the paper “Lower food intake due to domestic grazing reduces colony size and worsens the body condition of reproductive females of harvester ants” published...
Ant cuticle microsculpturing
In the recent article, “Ant cuticle microsculpturing: diversity, classification, and evolution”, John Paul Hellenbrand and Clint A. Penick developed a simplified classification system to classify...
Atta ants in attack: investigating the relationship between body size and aggression in Atta sexdens
In the article “Small workers are more persistent fighters than soldiers in the highly polymorphic Atta leaf-cutting ants” published in Animal Behaviour, Lohan Valadares, Fabio...
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...
International collaboration uncovers cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and its evolution within the Camponotini
In the recent paper “Uncovering cryptic diversity in the enigmatic ant genus Overbeckia and insights into the phylogeny of Camponotini (Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formicinae)”...
Ant biodiversity in central Brazil: Aspects of the habitat structure influence species richness and composition
In the paper “The role of urban savannah fragments and their characteristics for the conservation of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in central Brazil”, published in Community...
Ants in forests and grasslands in three ecoregions of Argentina
In the paper “Terrestrial ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in protected forests and grasslands in three ecoregions of Corrientes Province, Argentina” published in Environmental Entomology, the...
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