V. Nehring

Ants hold a grudge: Associative learning of non-nestmate cues improves enemy recognition

This study shows ants associatively learn recognition labels of both friends and enemies during encounters, leading to varied individual decisions that are coordinated at the colony level for more accurate recognition.

Queen loss fails to elicit physiological and transcriptional responses in workers of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus

The paper examines whether queen loss triggers physiological and transcriptional changes in workers of Lasius neglectus, finding no such response, suggesting physiological independence.

Cryptic diversity within the Poecilochirus carabi mite species complex phoretic on Nicrophorus burying beetles: phylogeny, biogeography, and host specificity

This study identifies cryptic diversity within the Poecilochirus carabi mite species complex using molecular data, revealing multiple genetic clusters and suggesting diversification driven by geographic separation and host adaptation.

Appetitive learning relies on octopamine and dopamine in ants

This study shows that both octopamine and dopamine are required for appetitive learning in ants, with octopamine necessary for memory formation and dopamine for long-term consolidation.