Long-term consequences of early queen infection for ant colonies
In the article “Early queen infection shapes developmental dynamics and induces long-term disease protection in incipient ant colonies” published in Ecology Letters in October 2021,...
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Cognition in ants
In the recent review “Advanced cognition in ants” published in Myrmecological News, author Tomer J. Czaczkes reviews the disparate literature on advanced cognitive abilities in...
Myrmecological News – Best Paper Award 2021
In 2022, Myrmecological News awards for the fourth time the Best Paper of the previous year. From 7 January to 21 January 2022, the editorial...
Searching for ants of the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex in the south of France
A recent study “High resolution mapping in Southern France reveals distributions of supercolonial and monodomous species in the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are related...
Male-worker but not male-queen morphological differences in the head of the ant Dorylus helvolus
In the recently published article “Anatomy and evolution of the head of Dorylus helvolus (Formicidae: Dorylinae): Patterns of sex- and caste-limited traits in the sausagefly...
Insights gained over a 28-year study on the narrow head ant Formica exsecta
In the recent article “The life history of Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from an ecological and evolutionary perspective” published in Myrmecological News, Liselotte Sundström and...
Symbiotic aphids manipulate the aggressive behavior of ants
In the recent article “A symbiotic aphid selfishly manipulates attending ants via dopamine in honeydew” by Tatsumi Kudo, Hitoshi Aonuma, and Eisuke Hasegawa published in...
A multi-level look at the social evolution of ant supercolonies
In the recent review “Supercolonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ecological patterns, behavioural processes and their implications for social evolution” by Heikki Helanterä published in Myrmecological...
The evolutionary puzzle of supercolonies
In the recent review “Supercolonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ecological patterns, behavioural processes and their implication for social evolution” by Heikki Helanterä published in Myrmecological...
New blog formats & Top 10 Blog Posts 2021
As a frequent reader of Myrmecological News Blog, you probably know at the end of the year, we’ll take a moment to appreciate the past...
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