πŸ†•Photoblog: In the accompanying blog post, Herbert Wagner shares some of his favourite photos and videos from the field concerning his latest article published in Myrmecological News.

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https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/07/23/lizard-feces-uncover-benefits-of-batesian-mimicry-in-camponotus-lateralis/

πŸ†• Original Article: πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘  and its putative mimic πΆπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘  (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are underrepresented in feces of ant-eating South-Alpine wall-lizards (π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘–π‘  π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘  π‘šπ‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ )
Wagner, H.C

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https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1656&Itemid=444