Seeing the world through Ants. Ant Course, part of the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Ants of the World Project, this year decamps to Vietnam. "Ant Man" Jack Longino & grad student Elaine Tan join 34 others from across the globe. biology.utah.edu/graduate-stude… The Ants of the World Project University of Utah College of Science

New in Asian Myrmecology: Chen & Chen describe a new species of the rarely collected ant genus Gauromyrmex. Gauromyrmex orbihumerus from China is only the third Gauromyrmex species known to science & the first new species since 1935! asian-myrmecology.org/doi/10.20362/a…

Dr. Brian Fisher is an Ant Course instructor. He scientist, speaker and teacher with a passion for ants. His vast array of work across the globe addresses crucial questions about ant taxonomy, biodiversity, and conservation.

T minus 5 days til we all convene in Hanoi! Jack Longino and former lab postdoc Michael Branstetter are flying there early tomorrow to get a head start as instructors.

Dr. Micheal Branstetter is an Ant Course Instructor. He is a Research Entomologist with USDA, Agricultural Research Service. He specializes in pollinating insects at Utah State University.

Dr. John Longino is an Ant Course instructor. He has focused much of his work on the taxonomy of neotropical ants and ecological patterns of ant diversity, as well as studies of biodiversity inventory methodology and regional faunistic work in Costa Rica.

Day 0: Getting the group together.

Fingerprint ant. Possible Odontoponera in Cuc Phuong NP, Ninh Binh, Vietnam collected today outside the dorms for Ant Course! Can't wait to curate and ID these incredible ants of the Asian tropics.

From the field

A chain of Leptogenys pulling an earthworm in Vietnam. #antcourse ⁦The Ants of the World Project⁩

Another highlight of AntCourse for me; I found Leptanilla for the first time! They are tiny goofy soil ants and very cute.

Attending the Entomological Society of America meeting this November? Consider attending our program symposium on #sciart and #scicomm in #entomology! So many awesome in-person and on-demand speakers on diverse topics!

Another good find at #antcourse Vietnam. A colony of Leptanilla! ⁦The Ants of the World Project⁩

🆕blog post: Aranda et al. explore how the structural characteristics of the environment influence the composition of the ant community in urban fragments in the Brazilian savannah (in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazilian Center-West). #Brazil blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2022/08/10/ant…

Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge eurekalert.org/news-releases/… via EurekAlert! University of Bristol The Ants of the World Project Longino Ant Lab

Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds theguardian.com/environment/20…

Welcome to 2 new faculty, Assistant Professors Jon Wang and Jody Reimer. Jody has a joint appointment with Department of Math, also in College of Science. University of Utah

Cerapachys Indomalayan Thought worldwide, not anymore Lil' ant little known

Applications now open for #antcourse 2023 in PNG July 30 - Aug 10 Apply at: antcourse.org. A big thanks to New Guinea Binatang Research Center with support from NSF The Ants of the World Project Jack Longino Flavia Esteves Dr. Corrie Moreau Bonnie Blaimer Phil Ward, Jacob Yombai