Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
Myrmecos is an ant blog. This evening’s challenge returns to our roots with a straight-up ant identification. What is it? The first commentator to guess the Genus will win ten points. For full credit, answers must be accompanied by supporting character information. The cumulative points winner for the month of January will take home their [...]
[The following is a guest post by ant scientist Rob Dunn] How a group of 19-year-old undergraduate students discovered a common but unnoticed ant species in plain view in New York City. This story of discovery has a concrete beginning. I remember the day I got the call. I had just returned from a hiking [...]
A personal weblog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
Questions? Comments? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net
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