Category: (Re)Views

In the recently published review paper “Neuroplasticity in desert ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – importance for the ontogeny of navigation” in Myrmecological News, Wolfgang Rössler reviews...

At the tender age of seven months, Myrmecological News Blog already comprises 49 contributions – a great occasion to celebrate and to thank those who...

Roberta Gibson is an entomologist and writer/blogger. She earned her Bachelor degree in Forest Biology from State University of New York College of Environmental Science...

Students who participated in a citizen science research project in Denmark detected Tetramorium immigrans, a new ant species in Denmark, which is potentially invasive. In...

In the recently published paper “Stress and early experience underlie dominance status and division of labour in a clonal insect”, Abel Bernadou, Lukas Schrader, Julia...

How is the ant society organized? How do ants communicate? Will these ants fight if I bring them together? Who will win? How come there...

In the recently published review paper “The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their parasites: effects of parasitic manipulations and host responses on ant behavioral ecology” in...

In the recently published paper “Temporal variation in social structure and worker reproduction in the temporary social parasite Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)“, Tobias van Elst...

In the recently published paper “A new extinct ant genus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from the Late Eocene Rovno amber – a putative ancestor of the...

In the recently published review paper “Genes and genomic processes underpinning the social lives of ants” in Current Opinion in Insect Sciene (2018), Emeline Favreau,...