The longlegged ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is one of the most damaging invasive tramp
ants globally. It is generally found between latitudes 27° N and 27° S in Asia, although it has …

Host-symbiont interactions are embedded in ecological communities and range from
unspecific to highly specific relationships. Army ants and their arthropod guests represent a …

Figure 1. Exemplar myrmecophiles.(A) Adult female scuttle fly Vestigipoda longiseta among
the brood of its army ant host, Aenictus spec.(photo courtesy of Munetoshi Maruyama).(B) …

Background Ant colonies are plagued by a diversity of arthropod guests, which adopt
various strategies to avoid or to withstand host attacks. Chemical mimicry of host recognition …

This study explores the relationship observed between 'guests'—foreign inhabitants of social
colonies—and the density and fecundity of eusocial‐like staghorn ferns (Platycerium …

Social parasites employ diverse strategies to deceive and infiltrate their hosts in order to
benefit from stable resources. Although escape behaviours are considered an important part …

The yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857), is a widespread invasive ant in
tropical and subtropical regions. In our study, we surveyed ant cricket species …

The present study reports the oviposition behavior of the ant parasitoid wasp, Ghilaromma
orientalis, on an undescribed ant species from Lasius fuliginosus species group in Japan …

Background Social insects maintain the integrity of their societies by discriminating between
colony members and foreigners through cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) signatures …

Myrmecophiles, ie, organisms associated with ants live in a variety of ecological niches in
the vicinity or inside ant colonies and employ different strategies to survive ant encounters …