Ants
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Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676)
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D001000
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B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.205
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2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Paraskevopoulos AW, Sanders NJ, Resasco J. Temperature-driven homogenization of an ant community over 60?years in a montane ecosystem. Ecology. 2024 May; 105(5):e4302.
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Mooney EH, Fahland AC, Nolan HA, Swift AM, Schorr R. Host-plant phenology mediates facultative ant mutualism in the rare butterfly, Celastrina humulus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Environ Entomol. 2023 Dec 15; 52(6):1082-1094.
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Avinery R, Aina KO, Dyson CJ, Kuan HS, Betterton MD, Goodisman MAD, Goldman DI. Agitated ants: regulation and self-organization of incipient nest excavation via collisional cues. J R Soc Interface. 2023 05; 20(202):20220597.
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Tartally A, Szab? N, Somogyi A?, B?thori F, Haelewaters D, Mucsi A, F?rjes-Mik? ?, Nash DR. Ectoparasitic fungi of Myrmica ants alter the success of parasitic butterflies. Sci Rep. 2021 12 15; 11(1):24031.
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McCreery HF, Bilek J, Nagpal R, Breed MD. Effects of load mass and size on cooperative transport in ants over multiple transport challenges. J Exp Biol. 2019 09 03; 222(Pt 17).
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Haelewaters D, Boer P, B?thori F, R?dai Z, Reboleira ASPS, Tartally A, Pfliegler WP, De Kesel A, Nedved O. Studies of Laboulbeniales on Myrmica ants (IV): host-related diversity and thallus distribution patterns of Rickia wasmannii. Parasite. 2019; 26:29.
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Friedman DA, Greene MJ, Gordon DM. The physiology of forager hydration and variation among harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) colonies in collective foraging behavior. Sci Rep. 2019 03 26; 9(1):5126.
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Robinson A, Inouye DW, Ogilvie JE, Mooney EH. Multitrophic interactions mediate the effects of climate change on herbivore abundance. Oecologia. 2017 Oct; 185(2):181-190.
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Shamble PS, Hoy RR, Cohen I, Beatus T. Walking like an ant: a quantitative and experimental approach to understanding locomotor mimicry in the jumping spider Myrmarachne formicaria. Proc Biol Sci. 2017 Jul 12; 284(1858).
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Gibb H, Dunn RR, Sanders NJ, Grossman BF, Photakis M, Abril S, Agosti D, Andersen AN, Angulo E, Armbrecht I, Arnan X, Baccaro FB, Bishop TR, Boulay R, Br?hl C, Castracani C, Cerda X, Del Toro I, Delsinne T, Diaz M, Donoso DA, Ellison AM, Enriquez ML, Fayle TM, Feener DH, Fisher BL, Fisher RN, Fitzpatrick MC, G?mez C, Gotelli NJ, Gove A, Grasso DA, Groc S, Guenard B, Gunawardene N, Heterick B, Hoffmann B, Janda M, Jenkins C, Kaspari M, Klimes P, Lach L, Laeger T, Lattke J, Leponce M, Lessard JP, Longino J, Lucky A, Luke SH, Majer J, McGlynn TP, Menke S, Mezger D, Mori A, Moses J, Munyai TC, Pacheco R, Paknia O, Pearce-Duvet J, Pfeiffer M, Philpott SM, Resasco J, Retana J, Silva RR, Sorger MD, Souza J, Suarez A, Tista M, Vasconcelos HL, Vonshak M, Weiser MD, Yates M, Parr CL. A global database of ant species abundances. Ecology. 2017 Mar; 98(3):883-884.
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