Aphaenogaster gibbosa - Fundación de la colonia youtu.be/kezCfft9aM4 #hormigas #granjadehormigas #mirmecologia #aphaenogaster #gibbosa

New work in #RESPhysEnt

A need for speed? It is not always necessary to be the fastest — A case study of two thermophilous #ant species
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70026

#Catalyphis
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Photos: #Aphaenogaster senilis (credit: Xim Cerdá)

🪲El #escarabajo rojizo, pequeño y acorazado vive en hormigueros de #Aphaenogaster y #Messor (ahora sabemos que también con #Iberoformica) donde se alimenta de los huevos y larvas de sus hospedadoras.

Impact of Species and Developmental Stage on the Bacterial Communities of Aphaenogaster Ants - Current Microbiology Ants are distributed across the globe and there are currently over 14,000 described species. Due to the high diversity between species, ants are considered vital keystone species to many ecosystems. T...

Here is the paper if you are interested: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Aphaenogaster #Ants have their bacterial community impacted by different species and developmental stages! Important and local seed dispersal ants to North America! 🥰🐜🫶🧫

Soon Lily will have the 2nd one! More Aphaenogaster!