Florida harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex badius, carrying a seed back to their nest. Archbold Biological Station, Florida.
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don't like to engage in finger-pointing, but everything is this ant's fault
The paired, leg-like appendages hanging out from this ant’s mouth don’t belong to some weird parasite. Instead, these are the maxillary (six segments) and labial (four) palps. Ant palps contain touch and taste sensors, and they are used to assess and manipulate food. Formica incerta. Woodstock, NY.
🐜 Did you know...? The autumn spectacle of Messor barbarus 🌧️️ With the first autumn rains and rising humidity, millions of Messor barbarus alates emerge synchronously from their nests to stage their famous nuptial flights.
🐜 The AIM collaborates on an exhibition about invasive species in Andalusia 🏛️ The Iberian Myrmecology Association is collaborating in the exhibition “Invasive Species: The Case of Andalusia”, an initiative that highlights the impact of invasive alien species on Andalusian biodiversity.
🐜 Exotic ants in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park 📄 Our members Joaquín L. Reyes-López and Paco Alarcón have published a new paper on the presence of non-native ants in San José, within the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park (Almería).
🐜 Hormigas S.A.: el fascinANTe mundo de las hormigas para jóvenes lectores 📚 Nuestro socio @jmvidalcordero.bsky.social es el autor de la nueva obra publicada por Zahorí Books e ilustrada por Naida Mazzenga, que acerca la mirmecología al público juvenil de una forma rigurosa y atractiva.
🐜 Myrmecophilous crickets in Granada 📄 Our members Matvey Logachev and Paco Alarcón have explored the unique crickets that live inside ant nests.
🐜 The AIM collaborates on an exhibition about invasive species in Andalusia 🏛️ The Iberian Myrmecology Association is collaborating in the exhibition “Invasive Species: The Case of Andalusia”, an initiative that highlights the impact of invasive alien species on Andalusian biodiversity.
🐜 Exotic ants in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park 📄 Our members Joaquín L. Reyes-López and Paco Alarcón have published a new paper on the presence of non-native ants in San José, within the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park (Almería).
🐜 ¡Hormigas S.A. ya está aquí! Porque ell@s también tienen derecho a conocer este alucinANTe mundo. 📚 Disponible en librerías o directamente en la web de Zahorí Books. #hormigas #naturaleza #cienciasdelanaturaleza #zahoribooks
A parasitic Apocephalus ant-decapitating fly closes in on her target, a Camponotus chromaiodes carpenter ant. Sand Ridge State Forest, Illinois.
📢Don't miss it! 📚New Special issue from Fragmenta Faunística dedicated to Prof. Wojciech Czechowski! 👥 Science and friendship - Outstanding! #science #friendship #ants #biodiversity #conservation #Fragmenta_faunistica
Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS@mizpas.bsky.social · 2w ago📢Fragmenta Faunistica Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, a prominent figure in Polish myrmecology 🐜 👥📚A tribute by colleagues, collaborators & friends, and the debut of the journal’s new layout! 🔗Link 👉 l1nq.com/ntgbriq #Science #Friendship #Myrmecology #FragmentaFaunistica
📢Thinking about sharing your social insect science? The next Central European IUSSI meeting @ceiussi.bsky.social is at @mizpas.bsky.social in Warsaw! 🇵🇱 Even if you can't ensure attendance, we’d love to hear your interests and preferences. 📝 Fill out our questionnaire! forms.gle/qqjbAc9RuMkj...
📄 Our AIM partners, Matvey Logachev and Paco Alarcón, participated in a study that revealed an increase in the known presence of Messor erwini in the provinces of Córdoba and Málaga, as well as providing new records in Granada.
🍄 New findings on the fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum in the Iberian Peninsula 📄 Our partners Amonio David Cuesta-Segura and Fede García present a new study that expands our knowledge of the distribution and hosts of the endoparasitic fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum in the Iberian Peninsula. 1/4
🐜 A new desert ant species has been described! 📄 Our members Fede García, Amonio David Cuesta-Segura and Xavier Espadaler describe Cataglyphis mater, a new species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula belonging to the Cataglyphis cursor group. 👇1/4
🗺️ A new parasitic species of the genus Plagiolepis! 📄 Our members Fede García, Amonio David Cuesta-Segura and Xavier Espadaler present a review of the socially parasitic ants of the genus Plagiolepis occurring in the Iberian Peninsula. 👇1/5
A Linepithema iniquum ant nest in a yellowed leaf sheath in the El Yunque rain forest, Puerto Rico.
Southern fire ants, Solenopsis xyloni, carrying a pebble from an excavation project deeper in the nest. West Texas. I often think of this species as a western desert ant, but it used to be found coast to coast and was extirpated in the east by the red imported fire ants.
🐜 Eucalyptus trees and ants: an unexpected relationship 📄 Our members Joaquín L. Reyes-López and Francisco Jiménez-Carmona have just published a new study in the journal Sustainability analyzing the impact of Eucalyptus camaldulensis stands on ant communities in the Tabernas Desert 👇1/7
Los días 8, 9 y 10 de julio de 2026, el @iicg-urjc.bsky.social (@urjc.bsky.social), en el campus de Móstoles, acogió la XX edición de Taxomara, el Congreso Ibérico de Mirmecología organizado por la Asociación Ibérica de Mirmecología @aim-mirmecologia.bsky.social. 👇
🌾 Founding success in harvester ants 📄 A new study, with the collaboration of our members Ahmed Taheri and Joaquín L. Reyes-López, examines how the initial body mass of Messor barbarus queens and the weight they lose during colony founding influence their survival and worker production. 👇1/5
🐜 New ant records for Oman 📄 Members Matvey Logachev and Paco Alarcón have contributed to a new study that expands our knowledge of the ant fauna of the Arabian Peninsula.
🏝️ New insights into the non-native ants of the Canary Islands! 📄 Our members Amonio David Cuesta-Segura and Xavier Espadaler have published an updated review of the non-native ants of the Canary Islands.
🐜 Hoy vengo a hablaros de hormigas y de lo frecuente que es ver en Doñana por estas fechas a las obreras de Cataglyphis tartessica y Aphaenogaster senilis transportando pétalos de Halimium halimifolium hacia sus hormigueros. 🧵1/2
Inolvidable experiencia en el XX Congreso Ibérico de Mirmecología (Taxomara 26) con una marcada representación de la Universidad de León. Estamos muy orgullosos de la participación de nuestras estudiantes. Excelente organización. ¡Nos vemos en la próxima edición! @aim-mirmecologia.bsky.social
🐜 Taxomara 2026 continues in Madrid 👇1/5 📚 Over the past few days, we’ve enjoyed a fantastic programme of oral presentations and poster sessions, sharing projects, results and experiences with fellow enthusiasts of myrmecology.
