An insect that produces a nasty secretion to defend the local group against predators. Our commentary on some brilliant fieldwork by @caritalindstedt.bsky.social & Raphael www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @asgriffin.bsky.social

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🐜 Ants Uncovered: The Woolly Ant — exotic in southern Spain! ⚠️ Our members Joaquín Reyes and Paco Alarcón have published a #paper confirming the presence of #Tetramorium lanuginosum in Córdoba, Huelva, Cádiz, Granada and Ceuta.

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You're a parasitic ant queen eyeing the colony of another species. You have a simple plan: 1. Hide your scent by rubbing workers on your body 2. Infiltrate the nest 3. Spray the queen with chemicals that goad her daughters into tearing her to bits 4. All hail the usurper! (my latest for CNN) 🧪

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Still 2 weeks left to register for our Winter Meeting 2025 in Leuven 🇧🇪! Register here: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings Date: 18-19 Dec Host: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution @KU Leuven (@twenseleers.bsky.social) We have an exciting programme, incl. Ido Pen & @rmash.bsky.social

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