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Wood Wide Ants — WWA 🐜
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🐜🧬 Genomics & evolbio of red wood ants 🎓📚 SciComm and teaching of entomology, biodiversity genomics, & citizen science 🌍 By UniBo UniFi & UniPv, supported by @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
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2/2 🧵 Formica paralugubris is originally from the Western Alps, but was introduced in multiple sites all over Italy🇮🇹 more than 50 years ago. #bugsky

Why? Who? How?

Check out our website for the complete story:

tinyurl.com/59fmcxsk
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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2/2🧵But lets showcase an outstanding project about #ant #genomics: @woodwideants.bsky.social #bugsky🖥️🧬

Have a look at our social profiles and website: loads of science, #SciComm & teaching!

And for the #invertober community, a little EXTRA for Day13: Formica paralugubris, or the red wood ant!
A vectorial digital drawing of a Formica paralugubris ant (a species of Wood Ant), viewed from above and set against a pale blue background. The ant has a distinct color pattern: the head is predominantly dark brown/black with some reddish-brown markings. The thorax and petiole are a bright orange-red/dark rust color, and the large abdomen is a solid dark brown/black. The legs are also dark brown/black. The text "invertobter2025 - Day 13 EXTRA" is in the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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2/2🧵 Thrilled to announce that our shot "A fortress made of spruce needles" was awarded a Honorable Mention by the Environmental Photography Award 2025🐜📸🏆 It shows the spectacular nest of the #ants species Formica paralugubris #bugksy @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sib.swiss
A wide-angle photograph of a massive domed nest of the ant Formica paralugubris, situated in a dark, dense forest. The huge mound, built from brown pine needles and forest debris, dominates the center of the frame. To the right, a large tree trunk is covered in vibrant, thick bright green moss. The background features tall, dark pine trees, with a bright sunburst visible through the canopy directly above the nest, creating dramatic backlighting. A small credit is visible at the bottom: "© Iacopo Nerozzi | Unaesthetic Fauna". A photorealistic digital mockup of an open art book lying on a white surface. The right-hand page features a full-page reproduction of the photograph of the wood ant nest in the forest (same as the other image of this post). The left-hand page contains several paragraphs of the photo caption, with the text "Iacopo Nerozzi" visible at the top. A photorealistic digital mockup of the hardcover of an art book lying flat. The cover features a photograph of a Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), a large, dark-colored lizard with reddish-orange markings, resting on a black, jagged volcanic rock on the coast. A layer of misty fog obscures the background. Overlaying the image is the title text: "ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD FONDATION PRINCE ALBERT II DE MONACO 2025." The Skira logo is in the bottom right corner.
October 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Wonderful news! Keep us updated on further publications, F.gagates is such an interesting specie
September 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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3/3🧵Want to find out more about Wood Wide Ants WWA? Check out our website, where we post #research and #SciComm updates, as well as facts about the #ant Formica paralugubris 📚🐜🧪🧬🖥️

🌐🔗 tinyurl.com/59w7hhdp

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September 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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2/3🧵Our project Wood Wide Ants WWA is lead by people from Uni of Bologna, Uni of Pavia & Uni of Florence. We partner with @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, which supported #genome annotation and #SciComm activities
September 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM