Ants as hosts of honeybee viruses
In their new review article “Occurrence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) pathogens in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a systematic review” , Tiritelli et al. investigated occurrences...
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Comparing daily activity of five Japanese ant species
Circadian rhythms are ubiquitous to almost all life, and ants are no exception. Many species are run by an internal clock which is adjusted by...
Tiny queens, supergenes, and much more
In the paper “Social antagonism facilitates supergene expansion in ants” published in Current Biology, Giulia Scarparo, Marie Palanchon, Alan Brelsford, and Jessica Purcell investigated the...
Larvae influence foraging behaviour in acorn ants
A commentary by Eva Schultner accompanying the new study by Jalen D. Dunn et al., “Larval chemical cues induce rapid changes in foraging preferences of...
Rohini Singh
Hi, I am Rohini. I made my way into the ant biology world simply out of curiosity about social groups and how microbial infections may...
Doing an ant PhD: Giulia Blasi
Hello, my name is Giulia Blasi, and I am 26 years old. I grew up in a small town in the suburban area of Milan,...
Enrico Schifani
My name is Enrico Schifani and I have been loving insects since I was a child exploring the countryside of Sicily, where I developed a...
Problematic terminology in Myrmecology
One of the most common questions that all myrmecologists hear is: Why ants? Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to hear my myrmecologist...
The arrival of the imported red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) to Europe
Invasive species can have severe impacts on the environments to which they are not native. They can harm native biodiversity, alter habitats, and disrupt human...
How big-headed (Pheidole megacephala) ant invasion influenced lion prey choice
Some ant species are among the worst invaders in the world, and an invasion can come with strong consequences for ecosystem functioning. One infamous invasive...
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