Miles Maxcer
@milesmaxcer.bsky.social
• ant rearing & sci consulting 🔬
• exhibits & displays 🐜🪲🌵🦂
• ecology & conservation 🦋
• natural history filmmaking 📷
• sci-comm & sci-ed 🎤
• public policy 🇺🇸🏛️
M.S. Entomology — Univ. of Florida ‘24
• exhibits & displays 🐜🪲🌵🦂
• ecology & conservation 🦋
• natural history filmmaking 📷
• sci-comm & sci-ed 🎤
• public policy 🇺🇸🏛️
M.S. Entomology — Univ. of Florida ‘24
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Disinformation presaging a coup: a metaphor from ants.
This is such a cool study. A parasitic ant queen tricks worker ants into murdering their own queen, so the parasite can take over the colony.
This parasitic ant tricks workers into committing matricide
Newly mated parasitic queen ants invade colonies and spray their victims with a chemical irritant that provokes the workers to kill their mother.
www.sciencenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Disinformation presaging a coup: a metaphor from ants.
I was proud to contribute to this incredible exhibition. Don’t miss it if you’re in Connecticut or nearby!
Ants: Tiny Creatures, Big Lives is officially open at the Bruce Museum! Enter the tunnel and you will meet "Buckley", our five foot long scaled-up Dinoponera ant.
Buckley is named after her creator, the great Dan Buckley.
The smaller ant is my daughter, dressed as an alate queen for the opener.
Buckley is named after her creator, the great Dan Buckley.
The smaller ant is my daughter, dressed as an alate queen for the opener.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was proud to contribute to this incredible exhibition. Don’t miss it if you’re in Connecticut or nearby!
I have always dreamed of seeing Jurassic Park in concert. Life found a way as the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra perfectly executed John Williams’ soundtrack. Jurassic Park encompasses much of what fuels my work — discovery, nature, science, and even risk management and environmental policy.
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February 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I have always dreamed of seeing Jurassic Park in concert. Life found a way as the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra perfectly executed John Williams’ soundtrack. Jurassic Park encompasses much of what fuels my work — discovery, nature, science, and even risk management and environmental policy.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Welcome to all my new followers! I’m happy to share that I’ve graduated with my MS and excited to start posting more about my work with ants and in science education, public policy, and developing cool museum exhibits! Have a project idea? Shoot me a DM. 🐜🌵🦋
Nice to wake up to a feature by the @floridamuseum.bsky.social! 🐜🦋🌿
January 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Welcome to all my new followers! I’m happy to share that I’ve graduated with my MS and excited to start posting more about my work with ants and in science education, public policy, and developing cool museum exhibits! Have a project idea? Shoot me a DM. 🐜🌵🦋
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Ants in the tribe Attini are known for growing fungal "gardens" in their nests, and they also harbor a bacteria and other microbes to protect them from unwanted, disease-causing fungi. A new research review suggests this intricate microbiome could offer tools to fight agricultural or human diseases.
Why Fungus-Farming Ants Could Be a Source for New Antimicrobial Compounds
Ants in the tribe Attini grow fungal gardens in their nests and also harbor protective microbes that ward off other unwanted, disease-causing fungi.
entomologytoday.org
January 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ants in the tribe Attini are known for growing fungal "gardens" in their nests, and they also harbor a bacteria and other microbes to protect them from unwanted, disease-causing fungi. A new research review suggests this intricate microbiome could offer tools to fight agricultural or human diseases.
Nice to wake up to a feature by the @floridamuseum.bsky.social! 🐜🦋🌿
November 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Nice to wake up to a feature by the @floridamuseum.bsky.social! 🐜🦋🌿
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Time to populate my feed with ants now. Saw these lanky and colorful trapjaws recently.
Odontomachus hastatus
OTS La Selva, Heredia, CR.
Odontomachus hastatus
OTS La Selva, Heredia, CR.
November 20, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Time to populate my feed with ants now. Saw these lanky and colorful trapjaws recently.
Odontomachus hastatus
OTS La Selva, Heredia, CR.
Odontomachus hastatus
OTS La Selva, Heredia, CR.