Okay, this isn’t really a proper Philosophy Phriday contribution, but: Greetings, dear readers! Have you been well? We trust that you have found a way to remain relatively myrmecologically informed in our long absence. We are very pleased to announce that The Daily Ant is back in business. We’ve even launched a Patreon, if you…

Some of the most important and critical myrmecological research is the “simple” identification and documentation of what ant species are present in a given region. Such work is in fact quite difficult and time consuming, and the incentive structures of modern academic science typically severely undervalue necessary taxonomic efforts. Thus, much of the world lacks…

[This article has been updated with a response from Lyta Gold.] Just a few weeks ago, we penned an editorial taking alleged leftists Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi to task for the egregiously anti-ant content on their podcast. Today, we have much more uplifting news to share: A genuine leftist outlet, Current Affairs, hosted a live stream…

What do you do if you’re a huge singer-songwriter and also named Paul Simon? You join forces with mega-myrmecologist E.O. Wilson to promote biodiversity and conservation. Enjoy this (shaky) video, where Simon talks about Wilson’s global biodiversity initiative, the Half-Earth Project, while on tour:

The Daily Ant maintains “Formicid Form”, a Sunday ant poetry series. When possible, our Verse Correspondant, Natalia Piland, provides a short commentary at the end of each poem. Enjoy! Four in the Morning (1981) By Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska, Nobel Prize Laureate No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four…