Effects of neonicotinoids on ants
In the recent Focus paper “Unintentional effects of neonicotinoids in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)”, Daniel Schläppi, Nathalie Stroeymeyt, and Peter Neumann review the effects of neonicotinoids...
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A journey through ant brains and human genders
Taylor Hart is a PhD student in the Kronauer lab at Rockefeller University. Using transgene insertions, she was able to create clonal raider workers (Ooceraea...
The mystery of mysteries as seen through the morphology of the mound-building red wood ants
In honor of his lifetime work, a commentary by Jonna Kulmuni on Bernhard Seifert’s article “A taxonomic revision of the Palearctic members of the Formica...
Organization of the behavioral repertoire in the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus chelifer
In the recent paper “Worker-behavior and behavior-behavior interaction networks in the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus chelifer (LATREILLE, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” published in Myrmecological News, the authors...
Open wide! What mandibles can teach us about ant evolution
In the recent study “The head anatomy of Protanilla lini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae), with a hypothesis of their mandibular movement” published in Myrmecological News, Richter...
On the internet, searching for ants leads to new paths to engage with science
In the recent paper “No matter where you are, Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) get attention when it is warm” published in Myrmecological News, Queiroz et al....
Chemistry in biotic interactions: The many facets of cuticular hydrocarbons
Many insects coat their body surfaces with cuticular hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, etc. with various chain lengths), which act as desiccation resistance and communication tool. Florian...
In honor of Walter W. Kempf on the centenary of his birth in 1920
The year 2020 marked the centenary of the birth of the German-Brazilian myrmecologist, Dr. Frei Walter Wolfgang Franz Kempf, O.F.M., (1920-1976), whose remarkable research contributed...
The wonderful wisdom of ants
Philip Bunting 2020, Scholastic Australia, 32 pages, ISBN 9781743834084Published in Dutch by Uitgeverij Condor as ‘De wereldse wijsheid van de mier’Published in English by Scholastic...
Desert ant heat survival guide
Natalia de Souza Araujo is a postdoc at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, where she uses bioinformatics and molecular biology to answer exciting evolutionary questions....
