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After several years in the making, I am very excited to see this paper finally out. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… More on this later.

The coevolution of fungus-ant agriculture

Fungus-farming ants cultivate multiple lineages of fungi for food, but, because fungal cultivar relationships are largely unresolved, the history of fungus-ant coevolution remains poorly known. We...

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entangled bank of species interactions underlies the ecology and evolution of ant fungal agriculture academic.oup.com/aesa/articl…

An entangled bank of species interactions underlies the ecology and evolution of ant fungal...

Abstract. The symbiosis of fungus-growing (attine) ant agriculture is nestled within an entangled bank of multipartite complex species interactions. In the

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This finally dropped today! This was a herculean effort and I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this contribution! rdcu.be/e61Ko
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The Evolution of Biomineral Armor in Fungus-farming Ants biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #biorxiv_zoology

High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity

The big data era in biology is underway, but the study of organismal form has been slow to capitalize on advances in imaging and computation. Modern imaging can digitize whole organisms, but low...

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Admixture between lineages of the tramp ant Technomyrmex albipes revealed by mitochondrial and ultra-conserved element sequencing doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.101… via @neobiotajournal

Admixture between lineages of the tramp ant Technomyrmex albipes revealed by mitochondrial and...

Hybridisation between divergent populations can lead to various outcomes, including potentially increased invasiveness. In this study, we investigated the genetic background of a recent outbreak of a...

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Happy to see this finally out. nature.com/articles/s42003-0… @QuimiMontoya @NicoleGerardo @NMNH_Entomology @NSF

Digging into the evolutionary history of the fungus-growing-ant symbiont, Escovopsis (Hypocreaceae)

Communications Biology - Comprehensive analysis of Escovopsis fungi across the Americas traces its evolution, distribution, and adaptations, providing insights into their complex symbiotic...

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Ant systematics: past, present, and future academic.oup.com/isd/article…

Ant systematics: past, present, and future

Abstract. The classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has progressed in waves since the first 17 species were described by Linnaeus in the 1758 ed

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH3 Oct 2024
A bad day for the dinosaurs turned out to be a pretty good day for ants. According to a new study led by Smithsonian entomologist and curator Ted Schultz, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. Read more: s.si.edu/47QDtNK
Three people pictured in in the Chapecó National Forest in Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2014, excavating nests of the rare lower-fungus-farming ant species Mycetophylax asper. Entomologist Ted Schultz (center), the curator of ants at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, sits between Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo (left) and Ana Ješovnik (right). Image from Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo.

ALT Three people pictured in in the Chapecó National Forest in Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2014, excavating nests of the rare lower-fungus-farming ant species Mycetophylax asper. Entomologist Ted Schultz (center), the curator of ants at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, sits between Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo (left) and Ana Ješovnik (right). Image from Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo.

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Two cryptic species of the parasitoid wasp Ganaspis are described as new to science. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.11856… #biocontrol #crypticspecies #taxonomy @acosej @NMNH @usda_ars
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Make a difference in the lives of future scientists by making a splash on April 11th. #UCF #UCFDayofGiving #UCFbiology Dr. Christina Kwapich in the COS Department of Biology shares why your gift matters!
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Phil@myrmecoPhil15 Feb 2024
Cool paper: Ant mandible inspired surgical needle holder pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pn…
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ZooKeys@ZooKeys_Journal30 Jan 2024
Five species are described as #newtoscience in a taxonomic revision the #ant subfamily Leptanillinae. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1189… #phylogenetics #subterranean #taxonomy
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Michael Branstetter@bramic2110 Jan 2024
Bee postdoc needed ASAP! We had someone back out at the last minute. Please check out the ad and contact me or Jon Koch if you might interested. U.S. Citizens only. #job #postdoc #bees
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Guillaume Chomicki@Chomicki_G16 Nov 2023
TWO WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY!!
Guillaume Chomicki@Chomicki_G23 Oct 2023
!JOB ALERT! 4-YEAR postdoc in my lab in plant mutualism comparative genomics & phylogenomics Come work with us to unravel the genomic consequences of mutualism breakdown in one of the most charismatic systems: epiphytic ant/plant symbioses (Hydnophytinae, Rubiaceae) Please RT!
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If you were at #EntSoc23 you should test. I started feeling a little funky yesterday and thought it was from talking so much. Woke up with a very sore throat today that hot tea just wouldn't soothe - decided to test and here we are. Definitely reinforces my desire to #maskup – at Charlottesville, VA
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Kaitlin Baudier@Kaitlin_Baudier9 Nov 2023
Most army ant dumps are foraged by other species of ants! Read all about these interesting interactions in our new paper "One ant's trash is another ant's treasure" out today in Biotropica. @KarenRoble49594 @antsdonotcry @ezalbuquerque @acosej doi.org/10.1111/btp.13280
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Here we go again! Our free online conference is back again this year: mark your 🗓️ for the 16-17 November 2023 for #abl2023! Take a 👁️ at our awesome list of plenary speakers 👇: 🐒🐜🐀🐦🐆 are all represented 🎉
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