New research article! 📰

Molero-Baltanás et al. compiled the first global checklist of nidicolous silverfish, revealing over 200 species linked to ants and termites 📋
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #Silverfish #Entomology #Myrmecophily #Termitophily #InsectDiversity

A cluster of waxy elongated flowers that are green at the base, turning pink near the tips.

A small plant with waxy leaves that are green on the top and purple beneath, with roots emerging into the air from the stems. Some leaves are large and swollen with holes leading to the interior.

Here are two myrmecophilous Dischidia that are growing nicely at the moment - Nice blooms from D. platyphilla, a shingling species - and D. pectenoides produces lovely bullate leaves (w/ nice mauve highlights!) that would host ants in the wild.

#myrmecophily #dischidia #plants #horticulture

New research article! 📰

Ceballos-González et al. revealed that S. calyce caterpillars use tentacle nectary organs to sustain ant attendance, highlighting how these structures mediate mutualistic interactions 🐛
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#InsectesSociaux #Socialinsects #Myrmecophily #Caterpillar

Our new paper about our favorite butterfly! Resource overlap and dilution effects shape host plant use in a myrmecophilous butterfly @AnimalEcology @deepsthlmuni @Stockholm_Uni #butterflies #phenology #myrmecophily

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