RE: https://mastodon.social/@sflorg/115724952387955417

In a study different #behaviors in #anthosts and #antparasites between populations of each of them were discovered being related i.a. to #temperature and humidity and thus on the effects of #climaticchange, based on these species: the "slave-making ant" #Temnothorax americanus, and its host, the ant Temnothorax longispinosus (#Myrmicinae).

In that context I would be interested in the climate change effects on non-ant parasites and commensals, such as #phoreticmites.
© S.F. Wirth

The #duskyant, #Formica #fusca (#Myrmicinae), is a ground-dwelling #ant with #earthnests in warmer habitats, widespread in #CentralEurope and extending across the western #Palearctic. The nests are #polygynous (severely active #queens). Like many ant species, this one also carries #phoretic organisms on its body, e.g., #mites of the #Histiostomatidae. #biodiversity #insects #Hymenoptera

© #StefanFWirth, #Berlin May 2025

Artistic Photo:

#Worker of F. fusca Berlin, May 2025, © S.F. Wirth

I'm not sure exactly who this is, but I believe it is a Sculpted Tree Ant. I wish I had my higher magnification lens and better diffusion setup as it was so cooperative.

#Cataulacus #Ant #Ants #Formicidae #Myrmicinae #Insects #SriLanka #Photography

A striking orange winged #ant in the #Canberra #SLAM #Malaise sample yesterday (#Aranda, ACT 2023-01-27/2023-02-03) seems to be a queen #Epopostruma wardi

https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Epopostruma_wardi

#Hymenoptera #Formicidae #Myrmicinae #entomology #Australia