Insect life strategies comprise all levels of sociality from solitary to eusocial, in which
individuals form persistent groups and divide labor. With increasing social complexity, the …

Thermal stress is a major driver of population declines and extinctions. Shifts in thermal
regimes create new environmental conditions, leading to trait adaptation, population …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) cover the cuticles of virtually all insects, serving as a
waterproofing agent and as a communication signal. The causes for the high CHC variation …

The cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) of ants provide important cues for nest‐mate and caste
recognition. There is enormous diversity in the composition of these CHCs, but the manner …

The cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) of the ant Lasius niger are described. We observe a
high local colony specificity of the body cuticular profile as predicted for a monogynous and …

Confirmation bias is a tendency of people to interpret information in a way that confirms their
expectations. A long recognized phenomenon in human psychology, confirmation bias can …

Recognizing the identity of others, from the individual to the group level, is a hallmark of
society. Ants, and other social insects, have evolved advanced societies characterized by …

Cataglyphis ants comprise one of the most characteristic groups of insects in arid regions
around the Mediterranean basin and have been intensively studied over the last 30 years …

Communication and social regulation are among the distinguishing features of termites: they
are part of all basic aspects of termite biology, from ontogeny and caste differentiation to …

All societies are characterized by the capacity of their members to distinguish one another
from outsiders. Ants are among the species that form “anonymous societies”: members are …