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  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 8: Silk Weaving

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we are producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers! UPDATE: A reader sent us the below gif, documenting this behavior!

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 7: Favorite Ants

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we are producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. For our 7th episode, we chatted with guest Jordan A. Greer, a Science Communication intern at Cell Press. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers! See here for…

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 6: Antomology

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we are producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers!

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 5: Butt Foam

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we are producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers!  

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 4: The Ant Nebula

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we are producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. For today’s episode, we chatted with guest Dr. Andrew Burkhardt, a Submillimeter Array Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard and the Smithsonian. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort…

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 3: Nomadic Mushroom Harvesters

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we will be producing a short, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers!

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 2: Turtle Ants

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we will be producing a short, mostly unscripted, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers! Episode 2: “Turtle Ants”

  • Social Insect Distancing – Ep. 1: Ants and Aphids

    In response to the ongoing pandemic, we will be producing a short, mostly unscripted, no-frills daily podcast series: “Social Insect Distancing”. We hope that learning a little about ants will provide cross-species comfort for anxious human readers! Episode 1: “Ants and Aphids”

  • Still Pinned Up

    This is a contributed piece by Kyle W. Gray. Still Pinned Up By Kyle W. Gray Our brains are wonderful, but they forget. That’s why I decorate my room with reminders of what I’ve experienced and learned, but more importantly, who has inspired me along the way. Five years ago, I was convinced without doubt…

  • Parenting in Myrmecology – Survey!

    A group of myrmecologists have launched an exciting survey about the impacts of parenting in myrmecology on the careers of scientists in the discipline! See below for a message from a leader of the study, Dr. Manuela Ramalho of Cornell University. If you are a myrmecologist, whether or not you have a child, please fill…

  • Coverage of the XXIV Simpósio de Mirmecologia (LIVE)

    The XXIV Simpósio de Mirmecologia (Myrmecology Symposium) is underway in Belo Horizonte in the beautiful state of Minas Gerais, Brazil! Our editor-in-chief, Benjamin Blanchard, is on site, and The Daily Ant is pleased to cover the activities at this symposium by providing live updates (when Wi-Fi availability is permitting). Enjoy! Updated at 8:55am on October 9th, 2019…

  • The Latest Anti-Ant Invention: “Eco-Friendly” Slip-n-Slide Paint

    There is perhaps no tale as ancient as the tale of a human hell-bent on keeping ants out of their home. It’s no surprise that we chose to launch this outlet, over two and a half years ago, with a treatise in defense of house ants. Surely no one, by now, is shocked at the…