Elia Guariento
Hi, my name is Elia Guariento. I’m an ecologist working as a researcher at the @Institute for Alpine Environment (Link: Institute for Alpine Environment –...
Myrmecological News Blog
Nutritional constraints in urban ant colonies: a comparative study between urban and rural Lasius niger colonies
Edited by Elia Guariento and Salvatore Brunetti A Photoblog Contribution compiled by Gema Trigos-Peral In the recent study “Urban diet as a potential cause of low body fat content...
Moving beyond Drosophila – Jumping ants as a model species in research on gene regulation.
Olfaction is essential for complex social behavior in insects. To discriminate complex social cues, ants evolved an expanded number of odorant receptors (Or) genes strategically...
Can fake galls attract real helpers?
In their recent paper “Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on olive trees“, Daniele...
Comparing Myrmica ruginodis populations between dolines and surrounding areas in Hungary
In the recent study “Climate microrefugia promote intraspecific trait variability of the Palaearctic ant species Myrmica ruginodis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)” carried out in Hungary, the authors...
Ants as ecosystem engineers and providers of ecosystem services
Among ecologists, there are two perspectives for understanding ants’ impact on our world. One is a holistic, ecosystem-centric view that sees ants as engineers of...
Diversity at Myrmecological News Blog
The Myrmecological News Blog was launched on 24 May 2018. Over these six years, our team has undergone significant growth. We have published a total...
Environment-driven shifts in ant communities over six decades
In the paper “Temperature-driven homogenization of an ant community over 60 years in a montane ecosystem“, Anna Paraskevopoulos and colleagues have used ants as a...
Navigating through the postdoc career while exploring navigation systems in Cataglyphis desert ants
Desert ants of the genus Cataglyphis have long fascinated ethologists for their navigational skills and adaptations, providing textbook examples for the study of orientation in...
Exploring the bacterial communities of polydomous ant colonies
In a recent study, “Bacterial communities associated with a polydomous arboreal ant: inter-nest variation and interaction with the phyllosphere of a tropical tree“, researchers investigated...
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