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Article by @sandor_piross on our work in the group of @elva

"[Ants] live in complex societies where the functioning of a colony relies on tightly organised logistical networks. These networks are structured around key resources and must be both efficient and resilient to disturbances. Wood ants (Formica lugubris) are particularly fascinating in this respect, as they operate genuine transport networks in forest ecosystems."

https://ecolres.hun-ren.hu/en/when-a-key-resource-disappears-what-wood-ant-networks-can-teach-us/

#ants

When a key resource disappears: what wood ant networks can teach us - Centre for Ecological Research

At first glance, the world of ants may seem far removed from our everyday lives. Yet, on closer inspection, they often face surprisingly similar challenges.

Ökológiai Kutatóközpont

d'aïeux et d'ailleurs 1d ago

Et beh, ça s'est vachement améliorer la disponibilité des rendez-vous pour des cartes d'identité ou passeports !
(En vrai : grave pas. J'ai l'impression de prendre rdv chez un spécialiste - mais sans avoir une vue d'ensemble de type doctolib)

#servicepublic #CNI #passeport #ANTS

hell \ Rebekah Hellberg 1d ago

"to survive ..WITH VIRGIN MEDIA.. polyergus can never stop enslaving"

..maybe the polyergus ant should consider changing their media provider then??!

I hate ads as much as the next person but ad breaks can have hilarious timing at times.

#ants #ads

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦2d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum/116285807036252510

paging @futurebird

#ants

Dread Pirate (Tom) Roberts 2d ago

I just saw a Bull Ant in the house.

Holy moley! I will not be messing with THEM!

#them #ants

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Anthony Horton 2d ago

The laundry ant colony has at least given me something interesting to point my cheapo USB microscope at.

Lots of workers looking after the larvae, some callows, and a few alates.

The bright light from the USB microscope clearly agitated them, which suggests to me I might be able to persuade them to move the brood out of the linen press by opening the doors, taking out the linen, and thereby denying them the darkness that they need to feel that the brood is safe. I'm sure they'd only move as far as the nearest dark nook or cranny, but that would still be a move in the right direction.

#Ants #Antstodon

The Human Capybara 3d ago

@futurebird A treat for ants lovers:

"The Antscan, a new database allows researchers and insect enthusiasts alike to browse through stunningly detailed 3D images representing hundreds of ant species."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-stunningly-detailed-3d-images-of-ants-showcase-the-remarkable-diversity-across-their-species-180988389/

#ants #science #bug

These Stunningly Detailed 3D Images of Ants Showcase the Remarkable Diversity Across Their Species

Scientists used a game-changing technique to scan about 2,200 preserved specimens in just one week to create the Antscan database

Smithsonian Magazine

michael 3d ago

Insect navigation: Lunar lunacy tamed by an ant
Eric J. Warrant
Unlike the sun, the #moon is a notoriously fickle visual cue for #navigation. However, a nocturnal ant has now been found to use the moon for navigation during night-long foraging trips, compensating for its movement across the sky to maintain navigational accuracy.

Dispatch in #CurrentBiology

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00157-0

#science #ants #insects

Anthony Horton 3d ago

Ladies, I generally don't mind having a few ants around the house, but I really don't think a shelf in our laundry press is a good place to keep your brood.

#Antstodon #Ants

Alex Wild 4d ago

The retractable antennae of Mycetophylax fungus-farming ants leave such a distinct scrobe on the head. Photo from a few years ago from Mindo, Ecuador.

This is possibly an undescribed species. Too many ants, not enough taxonomists. #Ants #Insects #Formicidae #Mycetophylax