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 …

Trait‐based approaches have received increasing interest among freshwater scientists
given their capacity to predict community structure and biodiversity effects on ecosystem …

During their lifetime, superorganisms, like unitary organisms, undergo transformations that
change the machinery of their collective behaviour. Here, we suggest that these …

Highlights•Ant colonies adapt nest cleaning based on waste pathogenicity and brood
presence.•The greater the pathogenicity of waste, the faster it was discarded by the …

Several factors can influence individual and group behavioral variation that can have
important fitness consequences. In this study, we tested how two habitat types (seminatural …

HighlightsCollective decision making of social groups is a transdisciplinary paradigm that
links self-assembling unitsSocial insects, and particularly honey bees, have been model …

Two of the world's most invasive ants, Linepithema humile and Lasius neglectus, are
destined to overlap in range as they continue to spread throughout Europe. Although L …

Simple Summary Maculinea butterflies are endangered social parasites of Myrmica ants. In
late summer, caterpillars abandon their foodplants and wait for a Myrmica worker to retrieve …

Studying the efficacy of control methods is paramount to successful management of invasive
pests and understanding why some colonies survive is important to improve management …

Ants are widespread in all terrestrial habitats, and competitive interactions between species
are common. Although redistribution of food within a colony may buffer the negative effects …