Insectes Sociaux
@insectessociaux.bsky.social
International journal for the study of social arthropods 🐝🐜🪳
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New research article! 📰
Hisasue & Kitazawa present a complete life‑history description of this parasitoid wasp, from egg laying on leaves to larval development inside ant larvae over winter. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#HiddenBiodiversity #SocialParasites #AntWaspInteractions #EvolutionaryEcology
Hisasue & Kitazawa present a complete life‑history description of this parasitoid wasp, from egg laying on leaves to larval development inside ant larvae over winter. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#HiddenBiodiversity #SocialParasites #AntWaspInteractions #EvolutionaryEcology
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New research article! 📰
Hisasue & Kitazawa present a complete life‑history description of this parasitoid wasp, from egg laying on leaves to larval development inside ant larvae over winter. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#HiddenBiodiversity #SocialParasites #AntWaspInteractions #EvolutionaryEcology
Hisasue & Kitazawa present a complete life‑history description of this parasitoid wasp, from egg laying on leaves to larval development inside ant larvae over winter. 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#HiddenBiodiversity #SocialParasites #AntWaspInteractions #EvolutionaryEcology
Highlight Article 💫
When are hitchhikers useful and when are they a hinderance? 🍃
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#SocialInsects #LeafCuttingAnts #Entomology #AnimalBehaviour #FungusFarming
When are hitchhikers useful and when are they a hinderance? 🍃
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#SocialInsects #LeafCuttingAnts #Entomology #AnimalBehaviour #FungusFarming
When are hitchhikers useful and when are they a hinderance? - Insectes Sociaux
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January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Highlight Article 💫
When are hitchhikers useful and when are they a hinderance? 🍃
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SocialInsects #LeafCuttingAnts #Entomology #AnimalBehaviour #FungusFarming
When are hitchhikers useful and when are they a hinderance? 🍃
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#SocialInsects #LeafCuttingAnts #Entomology #AnimalBehaviour #FungusFarming
The surprising vulnerability of a termite’s secret roomate 🪲
In this blog, Igor explores the lives of termite-associated beetles and reveals how forest edges can affect insect societies.
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#SocialInsects #Biodiversity #InsectEcology #Symbiosis #Entomology
In this blog, Igor explores the lives of termite-associated beetles and reveals how forest edges can affect insect societies.
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#SocialInsects #Biodiversity #InsectEcology #Symbiosis #Entomology
The surprising vulnerability of a termite’s secret roomate
By Igor Eloi Igor is a PhD student based at the UFRN campus on the brazilian coast. He is fascinated by how social insects, like termites, behave and interact with other species. In this blog, he s…
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January 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM
The surprising vulnerability of a termite’s secret roomate 🪲
In this blog, Igor explores the lives of termite-associated beetles and reveals how forest edges can affect insect societies.
🔗 insectessociaux.com/2026/01/28/t...
#SocialInsects #Biodiversity #InsectEcology #Symbiosis #Entomology
In this blog, Igor explores the lives of termite-associated beetles and reveals how forest edges can affect insect societies.
🔗 insectessociaux.com/2026/01/28/t...
#SocialInsects #Biodiversity #InsectEcology #Symbiosis #Entomology
New research article! 📰
Siqueira-Rocha et al. show, among other things, that termite-loving beetles living in Constrictotermes cyphergaster termite nests are less abundant near forest edges. 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Crypticdiversity #TropicalForest #Symbiose #LandscapeEcology
Siqueira-Rocha et al. show, among other things, that termite-loving beetles living in Constrictotermes cyphergaster termite nests are less abundant near forest edges. 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Crypticdiversity #TropicalForest #Symbiose #LandscapeEcology
Aleocharinae termitophiles are affected by habitat fragmentation in deciduous dry forests - Insectes Sociaux
Landscape modifications, such as habitat fragmentation, significantly impact wildlife, particularly through edge effects (EE) that alter environmental conditions. Social insects like termites are susc...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
New research article! 📰
Siqueira-Rocha et al. show, among other things, that termite-loving beetles living in Constrictotermes cyphergaster termite nests are less abundant near forest edges. 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Crypticdiversity #TropicalForest #Symbiose #LandscapeEcology
Siqueira-Rocha et al. show, among other things, that termite-loving beetles living in Constrictotermes cyphergaster termite nests are less abundant near forest edges. 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Crypticdiversity #TropicalForest #Symbiose #LandscapeEcology
New short communication! 📄
Raime & Pereira sequenced the mitochondrial COI–COII region of 156 honey bees and show that Estonia’s honey bee population is now dominated by commercial subspecies 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #ApisMellifera #GeneticDiversity #BeeConservation
Raime & Pereira sequenced the mitochondrial COI–COII region of 156 honey bees and show that Estonia’s honey bee population is now dominated by commercial subspecies 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #ApisMellifera #GeneticDiversity #BeeConservation
Genetic diversity of Estonian honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis - Insectes Sociaux
The honey bee Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 has a worldwide distribution with more than 30 subspecies recognized by morphological and genetic methods. Estonia is within the distribution area of the Eu...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 AM
New short communication! 📄
Raime & Pereira sequenced the mitochondrial COI–COII region of 156 honey bees and show that Estonia’s honey bee population is now dominated by commercial subspecies 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #ApisMellifera #GeneticDiversity #BeeConservation
Raime & Pereira sequenced the mitochondrial COI–COII region of 156 honey bees and show that Estonia’s honey bee population is now dominated by commercial subspecies 🐝
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #ApisMellifera #GeneticDiversity #BeeConservation
New short communication article! 📄
Teixeira et al. mined Illumina genomes to show that A. octospinosus and its parasite share nine satellite DNA families with lineage-specific amplification–degeneration patterns 📊
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Acromyrmex #Genomics #SocialParasitism
Teixeira et al. mined Illumina genomes to show that A. octospinosus and its parasite share nine satellite DNA families with lineage-specific amplification–degeneration patterns 📊
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Acromyrmex #Genomics #SocialParasitism
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January 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
New short communication article! 📄
Teixeira et al. mined Illumina genomes to show that A. octospinosus and its parasite share nine satellite DNA families with lineage-specific amplification–degeneration patterns 📊
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Acromyrmex #Genomics #SocialParasitism
Teixeira et al. mined Illumina genomes to show that A. octospinosus and its parasite share nine satellite DNA families with lineage-specific amplification–degeneration patterns 📊
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Acromyrmex #Genomics #SocialParasitism
New short communication! 📄
Chan et al. used a Y-maze olfactory conditioning assay to show that yellow crazy ants learn odor–reward associations much more efficiently at warmer temperatures 🔥
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SoicalInsects #InvasiveAnt #AssociativeLearning #Behavior
Chan et al. used a Y-maze olfactory conditioning assay to show that yellow crazy ants learn odor–reward associations much more efficiently at warmer temperatures 🔥
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SoicalInsects #InvasiveAnt #AssociativeLearning #Behavior
The learning efficiency of the ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) varies with temperature - Insectes Sociaux
Insectes Sociaux - The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, 1857) is a highly invasive species that poses serious threats to tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Its distribution is...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
New short communication! 📄
Chan et al. used a Y-maze olfactory conditioning assay to show that yellow crazy ants learn odor–reward associations much more efficiently at warmer temperatures 🔥
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SoicalInsects #InvasiveAnt #AssociativeLearning #Behavior
Chan et al. used a Y-maze olfactory conditioning assay to show that yellow crazy ants learn odor–reward associations much more efficiently at warmer temperatures 🔥
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SoicalInsects #InvasiveAnt #AssociativeLearning #Behavior
New short communication! 📄
Rahman et al. combining field surveys, morphology, and barcoding to document the first record of the termite family Stylotermitidae in Pakistan 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Stylotermitidae #DNAbarcoding #ForestBiodiversity #Biogeography
Rahman et al. combining field surveys, morphology, and barcoding to document the first record of the termite family Stylotermitidae in Pakistan 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Stylotermitidae #DNAbarcoding #ForestBiodiversity #Biogeography
First record of Stylotermitidae (Insecta: Blattodea) from Pakistan: distribution, habitat preference, and molecular characterization - Insectes Sociaux
Stylotermitidae, a cryptic family of wood-dwelling termites (Blattodea), contributes significantly to deadwood decomposition in tropical and subtropical forests. Despite their ecological importance, t...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New short communication! 📄
Rahman et al. combining field surveys, morphology, and barcoding to document the first record of the termite family Stylotermitidae in Pakistan 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Stylotermitidae #DNAbarcoding #ForestBiodiversity #Biogeography
Rahman et al. combining field surveys, morphology, and barcoding to document the first record of the termite family Stylotermitidae in Pakistan 🌳
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Stylotermitidae #DNAbarcoding #ForestBiodiversity #Biogeography
New research article! 📰
Kitade et al. experimentally mixed offspring from R. speratus colonies and showed that simple colony fusion accelerates early colony growth in termites 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Fusion #GeneticDiversity #Colony #Reticulitermes #Eusociality
Kitade et al. experimentally mixed offspring from R. speratus colonies and showed that simple colony fusion accelerates early colony growth in termites 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Fusion #GeneticDiversity #Colony #Reticulitermes #Eusociality
December 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
New research article! 📰
Kitade et al. experimentally mixed offspring from R. speratus colonies and showed that simple colony fusion accelerates early colony growth in termites 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Fusion #GeneticDiversity #Colony #Reticulitermes #Eusociality
Kitade et al. experimentally mixed offspring from R. speratus colonies and showed that simple colony fusion accelerates early colony growth in termites 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #Termites #Fusion #GeneticDiversity #Colony #Reticulitermes #Eusociality
Hovering battles at the ant nest: the remarkable behavior of a rare ant parasitoid wasp ⚔️
In this blog, Satsuki shares her discovery of fights between female wasps competing for access to ant larvae.
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#InsectesSociaux #Entomology #ParasitoidWasps #AnimalBehavior
In this blog, Satsuki shares her discovery of fights between female wasps competing for access to ant larvae.
insectessociaux.com/2025/12/27/h...
#InsectesSociaux #Entomology #ParasitoidWasps #AnimalBehavior
Hovering battles at the ant nest: the remarkable behavior of a rare ant parasitoid wasp
By Satsuki Kajiwara Satsuki is a PhD student in the Entomology Laboratory at Kyushu University, Japan, where she studies ant-associated parasitoid wasps. In this blog post, she shares her discovery…
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December 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hovering battles at the ant nest: the remarkable behavior of a rare ant parasitoid wasp ⚔️
In this blog, Satsuki shares her discovery of fights between female wasps competing for access to ant larvae.
insectessociaux.com/2025/12/27/h...
#InsectesSociaux #Entomology #ParasitoidWasps #AnimalBehavior
In this blog, Satsuki shares her discovery of fights between female wasps competing for access to ant larvae.
insectessociaux.com/2025/12/27/h...
#InsectesSociaux #Entomology #ParasitoidWasps #AnimalBehavior
New research article! 📰
Kajiwara and Yamauchi observed O. cremieri wasps hovering near Lasius capitatus ant nests, documenting female pushing competition over ant larvae 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #EvolutionaryInteractions #Competition #Hybrizontinae #LasiusCapitatus #Parasitoid
Kajiwara and Yamauchi observed O. cremieri wasps hovering near Lasius capitatus ant nests, documenting female pushing competition over ant larvae 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #EvolutionaryInteractions #Competition #Hybrizontinae #LasiusCapitatus #Parasitoid
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
New research article! 📰
Kajiwara and Yamauchi observed O. cremieri wasps hovering near Lasius capitatus ant nests, documenting female pushing competition over ant larvae 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #EvolutionaryInteractions #Competition #Hybrizontinae #LasiusCapitatus #Parasitoid
Kajiwara and Yamauchi observed O. cremieri wasps hovering near Lasius capitatus ant nests, documenting female pushing competition over ant larvae 🐜
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #EvolutionaryInteractions #Competition #Hybrizontinae #LasiusCapitatus #Parasitoid
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Understanding insect evolution often means looking back in time.🕰️🧬🪲
At #ECE2026Tours, we’ll explore systematics in the biodiversity crisis, paleo & archeoentomology, and museomics, with keynotes incl. @davidperis.bsky.social, David Díez-del-Molino and Emily Anne Hartop
➡️https://www.ece2026.org/
At #ECE2026Tours, we’ll explore systematics in the biodiversity crisis, paleo & archeoentomology, and museomics, with keynotes incl. @davidperis.bsky.social, David Díez-del-Molino and Emily Anne Hartop
➡️https://www.ece2026.org/
December 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Understanding insect evolution often means looking back in time.🕰️🧬🪲
At #ECE2026Tours, we’ll explore systematics in the biodiversity crisis, paleo & archeoentomology, and museomics, with keynotes incl. @davidperis.bsky.social, David Díez-del-Molino and Emily Anne Hartop
➡️https://www.ece2026.org/
At #ECE2026Tours, we’ll explore systematics in the biodiversity crisis, paleo & archeoentomology, and museomics, with keynotes incl. @davidperis.bsky.social, David Díez-del-Molino and Emily Anne Hartop
➡️https://www.ece2026.org/
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Got some nice work about ant foraging? Can't decide where to send it? We have a special issue just for you!
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
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*As Far As I Am Concerned
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
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*As Far As I Am Concerned
Foraging Behaviours of Ants
While the collective foraging of ants has been studied extensively, there has been much emphasis on the mechanisms that underlie ant foraging; however, ...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Got some nice work about ant foraging? Can't decide where to send it? We have a special issue just for you!
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
And, as a bonus, it's in (afaiac*) the best journal in the world @insectessociaux.bsky.social
link.springer.com/collections/...
*As Far As I Am Concerned
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 🧫
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#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Microbiome #BeeHealth #HygienicBehavior #PollinatorResearch
The sweet link between bee guts and hygiene - Insectes Sociaux
Insectes Sociaux -
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November 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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
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.
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#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…
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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!
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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…
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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...