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Ants play crucial roles in the ecosystems they inhabit and can affect the microbial communities living in the nectar of flowering plants, from their compositions...

In 2026, Myrmecological News awards for the eighth time the Best Paper of the previous year. From January 7th to January 21th, the editorial board...

Ants are among the most diverse and ecologically successful organisms on the planet, yet little is known about how new ant species arise. In this...

A children’s book can be all of these things: an adventure, a lesson, an inspiration. But what do two experts think? To find out more,...

Ants of the Formica rufa group, also known as red wood ants, have fascinated European myrmecologists for decades for their impressive mound nests, behaviors, and...

A Book Review by Aaron M. Ellison Edited by Alice Laciny and Salvatore Brunetti The second edition of “Ants” has recently been released by Pelagic...

A review written by By Livia Pires do Prado, researcher of the Biodiversity Research Program/PPBio – Eastern Brazilian Amazonia, at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi....

In 2024, Myrmecological News awards for the seventh time the Best Paper of the previous year. From January 13th to January 27th, the editorial board...

A Review by Alice Laciny Edited by Florian Steiner and Salvatore Brunetti In their recently published paper, Chung et al. present a novel genus of...

Review by Erik T. Frank Edited by Rohini Singh and Salvatore Brunetti In a recent comprehensive review, “Acid Reign: Formicine Ants and their Venoms,” Lukas Koch,...