Individuals within social groups often show consistent differences in behaviour across time
and context. Such interindividual differences and the evolutionary challenge they present …

Octopamine functions as a neuromodulator, neurotransmitter, and neurohormone in insect
nervous systems. Octopamine has a prominent role in influencing multiple physiological …

Neuromodulators are conserved across insect taxa, but how biogenic amines and their
receptors in ancestral solitary forms have been co-opted to control behaviors in derived …

The controversy concerning the extent to which the organization of division of labor in social
insects is a developmental process or is based on task allocation dynamics that emerge …

Oxytocin/vasopressin-related neuropeptides are highly conserved and play major roles in
regulating social behavior across vertebrates. However, whether their insect orthologue …

The evolutionary success of ants and other social insects is considered to be intrinsically
linked to division of labor among workers. The role of the brains of individual ants in …

The ecological dominance of ants has to a great extent been achieved through their
collective action and complex social organization. Ants provide diverse model systems to …

Polymorphism frequently correlates with specialized labor in social insects, but extreme
morphologies may compromise behavioral flexibility and thus limit caste evolution. The ant …

Simple Summary Insects, such as wasps, ants, and bees, can live in highly structured
societies characterized by a complex organization. The functioning of these societies is …

Behavioral flexibility is an important cornerstone for the ecological success of animals.
Social Cataglyphis nodus ants with their age‐related polyethism characterized by age …