Insectes Sociaux
@insectessociaux.bsky.social
International journal for the study of social arthropods 🐝🐜🪳
https://insectessociaux.com/
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https://link.springer.com/journal/40
New interview with a social insect scientist! 🎙
Stefano Stefano has discovered a hidden layer of complexity in a familiar world... 🐜
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/14/i...
#SocialInsects #Interview #AnimalBehavior #SocialInsects #BehavioralEcology #Plasticity #AntResearch #InsectScience
Stefano Stefano has discovered a hidden layer of complexity in a familiar world... 🐜
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/14/i...
#SocialInsects #Interview #AnimalBehavior #SocialInsects #BehavioralEcology #Plasticity #AntResearch #InsectScience
insectessociaux
Commentaries, thoughts and opinions about social insects
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New interview with a social insect scientist! 🎙
Stefano Stefano has discovered a hidden layer of complexity in a familiar world... 🐜
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/14/i...
#SocialInsects #Interview #AnimalBehavior #SocialInsects #BehavioralEcology #Plasticity #AntResearch #InsectScience
Stefano Stefano has discovered a hidden layer of complexity in a familiar world... 🐜
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/14/i...
#SocialInsects #Interview #AnimalBehavior #SocialInsects #BehavioralEcology #Plasticity #AntResearch #InsectScience
Highlight Article 💫
The sweet link between bee guts and hygiene 🧫
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#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Microbiome #BeeHealth #HygienicBehavior #PollinatorResearch
The sweet link between bee guts and hygiene 🧫
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Microbiome #BeeHealth #HygienicBehavior #PollinatorResearch
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November 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Highlight Article 💫
The sweet link between bee guts and hygiene 🧫
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Microbiome #BeeHealth #HygienicBehavior #PollinatorResearch
The sweet link between bee guts and hygiene 🧫
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Microbiome #BeeHealth #HygienicBehavior #PollinatorResearch
Digging on fast-forward: How heat shapes ant architecture 🏗
In this blog post, the authors talk about their research on the effects of environmental temperature on ant digging activity.
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/03/d...
#SocialInsects #Ants #Temperature #Climate #Warming #Nestbuilding #Ecology
In this blog post, the authors talk about their research on the effects of environmental temperature on ant digging activity.
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/03/d...
#SocialInsects #Ants #Temperature #Climate #Warming #Nestbuilding #Ecology
Digging on fast-forward: How heat shapes ant architecture
In this blog post, the authors of the Insectes Sociaux article title “High environmental temperatures put nest excavation by ants on fast forward: they dig the same nests, faster” (Rath…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Digging on fast-forward: How heat shapes ant architecture 🏗
In this blog post, the authors talk about their research on the effects of environmental temperature on ant digging activity.
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/03/d...
#SocialInsects #Ants #Temperature #Climate #Warming #Nestbuilding #Ecology
In this blog post, the authors talk about their research on the effects of environmental temperature on ant digging activity.
insectessociaux.com/2025/11/03/d...
#SocialInsects #Ants #Temperature #Climate #Warming #Nestbuilding #Ecology
New review article! 📚
Huisken & Rehan review how social network theory and gene networks can be integrated, proposing to link molecular mechanisms with social interactions🧬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Sociogenomics #BehavioralGenetics #Superorganism #EvolutionaryBiology #Cooperation
Huisken & Rehan review how social network theory and gene networks can be integrated, proposing to link molecular mechanisms with social interactions🧬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Sociogenomics #BehavioralGenetics #Superorganism #EvolutionaryBiology #Cooperation
October 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New review article! 📚
Huisken & Rehan review how social network theory and gene networks can be integrated, proposing to link molecular mechanisms with social interactions🧬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Sociogenomics #BehavioralGenetics #Superorganism #EvolutionaryBiology #Cooperation
Huisken & Rehan review how social network theory and gene networks can be integrated, proposing to link molecular mechanisms with social interactions🧬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Sociogenomics #BehavioralGenetics #Superorganism #EvolutionaryBiology #Cooperation
New research article! 📰
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New research article! 📰
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
Cavallo & @patdettorre.bsky.social examined behavioral traits, showing consistency over time, with no correlation between exploration and aggression 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntBehavior #ExploratoryActivity #Aggression #Colony #Personality #EvoEco #Ants
New research article! 📰
Schumacher et al. studied ant communities using bait experiments, finding that forest layer affects ant activity and competition more than time 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntEcology #InvasiveSpecies #CommunityStructure #Competition #Formicidae #Ants
Schumacher et al. studied ant communities using bait experiments, finding that forest layer affects ant activity and competition more than time 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntEcology #InvasiveSpecies #CommunityStructure #Competition #Formicidae #Ants
October 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
New research article! 📰
Schumacher et al. studied ant communities using bait experiments, finding that forest layer affects ant activity and competition more than time 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntEcology #InvasiveSpecies #CommunityStructure #Competition #Formicidae #Ants
Schumacher et al. studied ant communities using bait experiments, finding that forest layer affects ant activity and competition more than time 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #AntEcology #InvasiveSpecies #CommunityStructure #Competition #Formicidae #Ants
New research article! 📰
Utaipanon et al. analyzed genetic diversity in an Australian honey bee breeding program, revealing that genetic structure is shaped by geographical and mating factors🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBeeGenetics #Pollination #ApisMellifera #PopulationGenetics
Utaipanon et al. analyzed genetic diversity in an Australian honey bee breeding program, revealing that genetic structure is shaped by geographical and mating factors🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBeeGenetics #Pollination #ApisMellifera #PopulationGenetics
October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New research article! 📰
Utaipanon et al. analyzed genetic diversity in an Australian honey bee breeding program, revealing that genetic structure is shaped by geographical and mating factors🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBeeGenetics #Pollination #ApisMellifera #PopulationGenetics
Utaipanon et al. analyzed genetic diversity in an Australian honey bee breeding program, revealing that genetic structure is shaped by geographical and mating factors🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBeeGenetics #Pollination #ApisMellifera #PopulationGenetics
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🚨 Still 10 days left to submit an abstract for our IUSSI winter meeting in beautiful Leuven, 18-19 December;
🚨 Registration is now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings
🚨 Registration is now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🚨 Still 10 days left to submit an abstract for our IUSSI winter meeting in beautiful Leuven, 18-19 December;
🚨 Registration is now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings
🚨 Registration is now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings
New research article! 📰
Porras-Brenes and Amador-Vargas investigated how carrying oversized loads affects leafcutter ants’ antennae-ground tapping 🎒
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#LeafcutterAnts #ForagingBehavior #SensoryEcology #LoadCarrying #AnimalBehavior #Atta #Antennae #ForagingTrail
Porras-Brenes and Amador-Vargas investigated how carrying oversized loads affects leafcutter ants’ antennae-ground tapping 🎒
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#LeafcutterAnts #ForagingBehavior #SensoryEcology #LoadCarrying #AnimalBehavior #Atta #Antennae #ForagingTrail
October 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New research article! 📰
Porras-Brenes and Amador-Vargas investigated how carrying oversized loads affects leafcutter ants’ antennae-ground tapping 🎒
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#LeafcutterAnts #ForagingBehavior #SensoryEcology #LoadCarrying #AnimalBehavior #Atta #Antennae #ForagingTrail
Porras-Brenes and Amador-Vargas investigated how carrying oversized loads affects leafcutter ants’ antennae-ground tapping 🎒
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#LeafcutterAnts #ForagingBehavior #SensoryEcology #LoadCarrying #AnimalBehavior #Atta #Antennae #ForagingTrail
Pesticides damage bee parenting — and their larvae pay the price 🐝
In this blog, Leeah explains how, although not highly lethal to adults, some pesticides can harm bumblebees in indirect ways.
insectessociaux.com/2025/10/02/p...
#SocialInsects #Pollinators #Pesticides #BeeConservation #Bees
In this blog, Leeah explains how, although not highly lethal to adults, some pesticides can harm bumblebees in indirect ways.
insectessociaux.com/2025/10/02/p...
#SocialInsects #Pollinators #Pesticides #BeeConservation #Bees
Pesticides damage bee parenting — and their larvae pay the price
By Leeah Richardson Leeah is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin with a particular interest in insect behavior and anthropogenic stressors. In this blog, she explains how, altho…
insectessociaux.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pesticides damage bee parenting — and their larvae pay the price 🐝
In this blog, Leeah explains how, although not highly lethal to adults, some pesticides can harm bumblebees in indirect ways.
insectessociaux.com/2025/10/02/p...
#SocialInsects #Pollinators #Pesticides #BeeConservation #Bees
In this blog, Leeah explains how, although not highly lethal to adults, some pesticides can harm bumblebees in indirect ways.
insectessociaux.com/2025/10/02/p...
#SocialInsects #Pollinators #Pesticides #BeeConservation #Bees
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📌North-West European IUSSI Winter Meeting 2025
We are happy to announce that our next meeting on the 18–19 December 2025 will be in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by @twenseleers.bsky.social and his team.
Plenary speakers: Ido Pen & Rahia Mashoodh @rmash.bsky.social
More details to follow 🐝🐜🪳🪲
We are happy to announce that our next meeting on the 18–19 December 2025 will be in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by @twenseleers.bsky.social and his team.
Plenary speakers: Ido Pen & Rahia Mashoodh @rmash.bsky.social
More details to follow 🐝🐜🪳🪲
August 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📌North-West European IUSSI Winter Meeting 2025
We are happy to announce that our next meeting on the 18–19 December 2025 will be in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by @twenseleers.bsky.social and his team.
Plenary speakers: Ido Pen & Rahia Mashoodh @rmash.bsky.social
More details to follow 🐝🐜🪳🪲
We are happy to announce that our next meeting on the 18–19 December 2025 will be in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by @twenseleers.bsky.social and his team.
Plenary speakers: Ido Pen & Rahia Mashoodh @rmash.bsky.social
More details to follow 🐝🐜🪳🪲
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Want to learn about social #insect nests? Can't (or don't want to) read our giant review? Lead author Paige Caine wrote a blog post for #InsectesSociaux summing up the broad strokes of our synthesis and conclusions looking at #termite #wasp #bee and #ant nests!
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints
by Paige Caine Paige Caine is a PhD student in Dr. Michael Goodisman’s lab at Georgia Tech. She study fire ants and yellowjackets wasps. In this blog, she explains how social insects, such as…
insectessociaux.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Want to learn about social #insect nests? Can't (or don't want to) read our giant review? Lead author Paige Caine wrote a blog post for #InsectesSociaux summing up the broad strokes of our synthesis and conclusions looking at #termite #wasp #bee and #ant nests!
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
New research article! 📰
Kamiyama et al. showed that caregiver identity during the first instar is a critical socioenvironmental cue determining nymph versus worker fate. 🔬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #TermiteCaste #CasteDetermination #Epigenetics #Parthenogenesis #Totipotency
Kamiyama et al. showed that caregiver identity during the first instar is a critical socioenvironmental cue determining nymph versus worker fate. 🔬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #TermiteCaste #CasteDetermination #Epigenetics #Parthenogenesis #Totipotency
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
New research article! 📰
Kamiyama et al. showed that caregiver identity during the first instar is a critical socioenvironmental cue determining nymph versus worker fate. 🔬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #TermiteCaste #CasteDetermination #Epigenetics #Parthenogenesis #Totipotency
Kamiyama et al. showed that caregiver identity during the first instar is a critical socioenvironmental cue determining nymph versus worker fate. 🔬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #TermiteCaste #CasteDetermination #Epigenetics #Parthenogenesis #Totipotency
Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints 🏯
In this blog, Paige explains how termites, ants, or bees, collectively manage to build complex nests.
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #InsectSocieties #Robophysics #InsectBehavior
In this blog, Paige explains how termites, ants, or bees, collectively manage to build complex nests.
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #InsectSocieties #Robophysics #InsectBehavior
Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints
by Paige Caine Paige Caine is a PhD student in Dr. Michael Goodisman’s lab at Georgia Tech. She study, fire ants and yellowjackets. In this blog, she explains how social insects, such as term…
insectessociaux.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Insect architects: How termites, ants, and bees build without blueprints 🏯
In this blog, Paige explains how termites, ants, or bees, collectively manage to build complex nests.
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #InsectSocieties #Robophysics #InsectBehavior
In this blog, Paige explains how termites, ants, or bees, collectively manage to build complex nests.
insectessociaux.com/2025/09/27/i...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #InsectSocieties #Robophysics #InsectBehavior
New review article! 📚
Caine et al. review studies and robotic models to analyze nest construction across social insects, revealing mechanisms regulating collective building and nest function.🚧
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #Eusocial #Hymenoptera #Isoptera #Robotics
Caine et al. review studies and robotic models to analyze nest construction across social insects, revealing mechanisms regulating collective building and nest function.🚧
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #Eusocial #Hymenoptera #Isoptera #Robotics
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New review article! 📚
Caine et al. review studies and robotic models to analyze nest construction across social insects, revealing mechanisms regulating collective building and nest function.🚧
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #Eusocial #Hymenoptera #Isoptera #Robotics
Caine et al. review studies and robotic models to analyze nest construction across social insects, revealing mechanisms regulating collective building and nest function.🚧
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #CollectiveBehavior #Eusocial #Hymenoptera #Isoptera #Robotics
New research article! 📰
Timmermans et al. analyzed segregation between two species sharing the same nest, finding that they occupy distinct areas and feed on different resources. 🏠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termite #Niche #Constrictotermes #Inquilinitermes #Ecology #Inquilinism
Timmermans et al. analyzed segregation between two species sharing the same nest, finding that they occupy distinct areas and feed on different resources. 🏠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termite #Niche #Constrictotermes #Inquilinitermes #Ecology #Inquilinism
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New research article! 📰
Timmermans et al. analyzed segregation between two species sharing the same nest, finding that they occupy distinct areas and feed on different resources. 🏠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termite #Niche #Constrictotermes #Inquilinitermes #Ecology #Inquilinism
Timmermans et al. analyzed segregation between two species sharing the same nest, finding that they occupy distinct areas and feed on different resources. 🏠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termite #Niche #Constrictotermes #Inquilinitermes #Ecology #Inquilinism
New research article! 📰
Bergbower et al. showed that C. gestroi termites change key behaviors like grooming and wood feeding throughout their intermolt period, showing a new layer of temporal polyethism 🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #DivisionOfLabor #Termites #Coptotermes #behavior
Bergbower et al. showed that C. gestroi termites change key behaviors like grooming and wood feeding throughout their intermolt period, showing a new layer of temporal polyethism 🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #DivisionOfLabor #Termites #Coptotermes #behavior
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
New research article! 📰
Bergbower et al. showed that C. gestroi termites change key behaviors like grooming and wood feeding throughout their intermolt period, showing a new layer of temporal polyethism 🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #DivisionOfLabor #Termites #Coptotermes #behavior
Bergbower et al. showed that C. gestroi termites change key behaviors like grooming and wood feeding throughout their intermolt period, showing a new layer of temporal polyethism 🌿
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #DivisionOfLabor #Termites #Coptotermes #behavior
New research article! 📰
Sorrentino and Helms Cahan studied genetic diversity and structure of six ant species across urban / forest habitats in Philadelphia. 🌆
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #UrbanEcology #Fragmentation #Microsatellites #Ants #Connectivity #Connectivity
©📷April Nobile
Sorrentino and Helms Cahan studied genetic diversity and structure of six ant species across urban / forest habitats in Philadelphia. 🌆
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #UrbanEcology #Fragmentation #Microsatellites #Ants #Connectivity #Connectivity
©📷April Nobile
September 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
New research article! 📰
Sorrentino and Helms Cahan studied genetic diversity and structure of six ant species across urban / forest habitats in Philadelphia. 🌆
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #UrbanEcology #Fragmentation #Microsatellites #Ants #Connectivity #Connectivity
©📷April Nobile
Sorrentino and Helms Cahan studied genetic diversity and structure of six ant species across urban / forest habitats in Philadelphia. 🌆
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #UrbanEcology #Fragmentation #Microsatellites #Ants #Connectivity #Connectivity
©📷April Nobile
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What do wasps eat? First molecular data for native zone Vespula Yellowjackets.
So happy to see this out, finally!
Started in 2018.. or maybe 2017.. 🫣involving @uclcber.bsky.social MRes (Ben Bellekom) and MSci (Georgia Law) students @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
@dr-bob-brown.bsky.social
So happy to see this out, finally!
Started in 2018.. or maybe 2017.. 🫣involving @uclcber.bsky.social MRes (Ben Bellekom) and MSci (Georgia Law) students @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
@dr-bob-brown.bsky.social
New short communication! 📄
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
August 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What do wasps eat? First molecular data for native zone Vespula Yellowjackets.
So happy to see this out, finally!
Started in 2018.. or maybe 2017.. 🫣involving @uclcber.bsky.social MRes (Ben Bellekom) and MSci (Georgia Law) students @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
@dr-bob-brown.bsky.social
So happy to see this out, finally!
Started in 2018.. or maybe 2017.. 🫣involving @uclcber.bsky.social MRes (Ben Bellekom) and MSci (Georgia Law) students @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
@dr-bob-brown.bsky.social
New short communication! 📄
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
August 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New short communication! 📄
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
Drinkwater, @waspwoman.bsky.social et al. used metabarcoding to analyze the gut contents of 554 wasp larvae, revealing their diverse diet and their role as predators 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #ArthropodRegulation #NativeEcosystems #Vespula
New research article! 📰
Farji-Brener et al. found foragers with ≥6 hitchhikers drop leaves more often, but naturally carry ≤5, balancing defense with transport efficiency. ⚖
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Foraging #EvolutionaryTradeoffs #LeafcutterAnts #Behavior #Atta #AmazonianForest
Farji-Brener et al. found foragers with ≥6 hitchhikers drop leaves more often, but naturally carry ≤5, balancing defense with transport efficiency. ⚖
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Foraging #EvolutionaryTradeoffs #LeafcutterAnts #Behavior #Atta #AmazonianForest
August 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
New research article! 📰
Farji-Brener et al. found foragers with ≥6 hitchhikers drop leaves more often, but naturally carry ≤5, balancing defense with transport efficiency. ⚖
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Foraging #EvolutionaryTradeoffs #LeafcutterAnts #Behavior #Atta #AmazonianForest
Farji-Brener et al. found foragers with ≥6 hitchhikers drop leaves more often, but naturally carry ≤5, balancing defense with transport efficiency. ⚖
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Foraging #EvolutionaryTradeoffs #LeafcutterAnts #Behavior #Atta #AmazonianForest
New short communication! 📄
Richardson et al. used hand-feeding experiments and a cross-fostering design to demonstrate that larval size reduction stems from impaired adult brood care, not direct pesticide toxicity. 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #BeeHealth #Ecotoxicology #Bumblebees
Richardson et al. used hand-feeding experiments and a cross-fostering design to demonstrate that larval size reduction stems from impaired adult brood care, not direct pesticide toxicity. 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #BeeHealth #Ecotoxicology #Bumblebees
August 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
New short communication! 📄
Richardson et al. used hand-feeding experiments and a cross-fostering design to demonstrate that larval size reduction stems from impaired adult brood care, not direct pesticide toxicity. 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #BeeHealth #Ecotoxicology #Bumblebees
Richardson et al. used hand-feeding experiments and a cross-fostering design to demonstrate that larval size reduction stems from impaired adult brood care, not direct pesticide toxicity. 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #BeeHealth #Ecotoxicology #Bumblebees
New research article! 📰
Das & Gordon monitored the disposal of seed husks in colonies, showing consistent disposal delays only under certain conditions🗑
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WasteManagement #Pogonomyrmex #NestMaintenance #Ants #NestHygiene #Foraging #TaskAllocation
Das & Gordon monitored the disposal of seed husks in colonies, showing consistent disposal delays only under certain conditions🗑
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WasteManagement #Pogonomyrmex #NestMaintenance #Ants #NestHygiene #Foraging #TaskAllocation
August 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New research article! 📰
Das & Gordon monitored the disposal of seed husks in colonies, showing consistent disposal delays only under certain conditions🗑
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WasteManagement #Pogonomyrmex #NestMaintenance #Ants #NestHygiene #Foraging #TaskAllocation
Das & Gordon monitored the disposal of seed husks in colonies, showing consistent disposal delays only under certain conditions🗑
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WasteManagement #Pogonomyrmex #NestMaintenance #Ants #NestHygiene #Foraging #TaskAllocation
New research article! 📰
Kovac et al. measured CO₂ production in Polistes wasp larvae/pupae using respirometry, revealing different metabolic rate for P. gallicus larvae and P. biglumis. 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #Metabolism #Physiology #Paperwasp #Pupa #Climate
Kovac et al. measured CO₂ production in Polistes wasp larvae/pupae using respirometry, revealing different metabolic rate for P. gallicus larvae and P. biglumis. 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #Metabolism #Physiology #Paperwasp #Pupa #Climate
August 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New research article! 📰
Kovac et al. measured CO₂ production in Polistes wasp larvae/pupae using respirometry, revealing different metabolic rate for P. gallicus larvae and P. biglumis. 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #Metabolism #Physiology #Paperwasp #Pupa #Climate
Kovac et al. measured CO₂ production in Polistes wasp larvae/pupae using respirometry, revealing different metabolic rate for P. gallicus larvae and P. biglumis. 📈
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #WaspEcology #Metabolism #Physiology #Paperwasp #Pupa #Climate
At what point does a male social wasp leave his natal nest to reproduce? 🪹
In this blog, Daniela T. Garcia describes how the number of females in a colony of social wasps influences the departure of males for mating.
insectessociaux.com/2025/08/05/a...
#SocialInsects #Dispersal #Mischocyttarus
In this blog, Daniela T. Garcia describes how the number of females in a colony of social wasps influences the departure of males for mating.
insectessociaux.com/2025/08/05/a...
#SocialInsects #Dispersal #Mischocyttarus
At what point does a male social wasp leave his natal nest to reproduce?
By Daniela Torres Garcia In this blog, Daniela Torres Garcia, from the University of São Paulo, describe how she discovered that the number of females in a Mischocyttarus cerberus wasp nest influen…
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August 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
At what point does a male social wasp leave his natal nest to reproduce? 🪹
In this blog, Daniela T. Garcia describes how the number of females in a colony of social wasps influences the departure of males for mating.
insectessociaux.com/2025/08/05/a...
#SocialInsects #Dispersal #Mischocyttarus
In this blog, Daniela T. Garcia describes how the number of females in a colony of social wasps influences the departure of males for mating.
insectessociaux.com/2025/08/05/a...
#SocialInsects #Dispersal #Mischocyttarus