Myrmecological NewsAug 6, 2025

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.

#batesian #mimicry #aposematism #myrmecophagy #Istria #Mediterranean

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

Myrmecological NewsAug 6, 2025

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

#batesian #mimicry #myrmecophagy #Istria #Mediterranean

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

Angus DavisonJul 4, 2025
Very excited and delighted for new paper by my #UoN colleague Tom Reader, exploring the mechanisms behind Batesian mimicry using 3D printed insects: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09216-3. There's a N&V, a podcast and a blog to accompany it!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01766-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02103-x
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/how-3d-printed-insects-curious-birds-and-clever-spiders-helped-us-map-the-limits-of-mimicry. And then this also just published:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02775-8 #mimicry #batesian #hoverfly #wasp