Cannibalism, once viewed as a rare or aberrant behavior, is now recognized to be
widespread and to contribute broadly to the self‐regulation of many populations …

In recent years, the insect microbiome has become the focus of many actinomycete
researchers in their search for novel bioactive compounds with members of the order …

BACKGROUND Invasive ants, such as Linepithema humile (the Argentine ant), pose a
global threat, necessitating a better understanding of their behaviour in order to improve …

Climate change is one of the major threats to biodiversity, but its impact varies among the
species. Bark beetles (Ips spp.), as well as other wood-boring pests of European forests …

Ants face unique challenges regarding pathogens, as the sociality which has allowed them
to form large and complex colonies also raises the potential for transmission of disease …

Introduction The cognitive abilities of animals play a crucial role in their capacity to adapt to
changing environments. Experiments to understand cognition are usually performed on …

Group living has various benefits, but it also carries costs, such as risk of cannibalism.
Molting is a vulnerable period of being cannibalized in juvenile arthropods, but how …

In the genus Aphaenogaster, workers use tools to transport liquid food to the colony. During
this behavior, ants place or drop various kinds of debris into liquids or soft food, and then …

Simple Summary The consumption of conspecific individuals by cannibalism (ie, the killing
and eating of conspecific individuals) and necrophagy (ie, feeding on dead individuals of the …

Climate change is one of the major threats to biodiversity, but its impact varies among the
species. Bark beetles (Ips spp.), as well as other wood-boring pests of European forests …