Stefan F. Wirth · @stefanfwirth
19 followers · 34 posts · Server biologists.social
What is a #mite of the #Histiostomatidae doing in nests of an #antnest? About behavior, dispersal, #phoresy, life strategy. A 2008 study about the life strategy of mite #Histiostoma #bakeri (Histiostomatidae) in nests of the leafcutting ant #Atta #texana.
According to this, the desired location of the mites for mating and reproduction is the detritus chambers of the ant nest.
© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2023
Paper Wirth & Moser (2008), short summary and PDF for download: https://wp.me/p2l6XU-1Mt
#mite #histiostomatidae #antnest #phoresy #histiostoma #bakeri #atta #texana #stefanfwirth
myrmepropagandist · @futurebird
5864 followers · 8563 posts · Server sauropods.win
Here is an example of what they want to build, given enough sand and soil. Hence all the eggs. They aim high! #ants #architecture #antnest #Pogonomyrmex
#ants #architecture #antnest #Pogonomyrmex
myrmepropagandist · @futurebird
3432 followers · 3427 posts · Server sauropods.win#ants, #antkeeping, #camponotus, #atta, #queenant, #Hymenoptera, #eusocial, #arthropods, #formica, #antnest, #formicarium, #ant, #flyingantday, #lasius, #fireant, #polyrachis, #Dynomyrmex, #Formicidae, #Aculeata, #antalgorithim, #eusocialintelligence, #Doleromyrma, #Leptomyrmex, #mutualism, #Trophobiosis, #Coevolution, #Myrmecophily
Just some stuff to follow for me and maybe you.
#ants #antkeeping #camponotus #atta #queenant #Hymenoptera #eusocial #arthropods #formica #antnest #formicarium #ant #flyingantday #lasius #FireAnt #polyrachis #dynomyrmex #formicidae #aculeata #antalgorithim #eusocialintelligence #doleromyrma #leptomyrmex #mutualism #trophobiosis #coevolution #myrmecophily