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Myrmecology (from Greek: μύρμεξ, myrmex, "ant"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of ants, a branch of entomology. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of Anthrozoology is the study of human - Animal interaction ("animal" referring to all non-human animals also described as the science focusing on Arachnology (from Greek grc ἀράχνη arachnē, "spider" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Cetology (from Greek grc κῆτος kētos, "whale" and grc -λογία -logia) is the branch of Marine mammal Conchology is the scientific, semi-scientific or Amateur study of mollusk shells (in the UK spelled mollusc shells Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal Herpetology (from Greek: ἑρπετόν herpeton, "creeping animal" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of Zoology Ichthyology (from Greek ἰχθυ ikhthu, "fish" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of Zoology devoted to the study Malacology is the branch of Invertebrate Zoology which deals with the study of Mollusks the second-largest Phylum of animals in terms of described In Zoology, mammalogy is the study of Mammals – a class of Vertebrates with characteristics such as Homeothermic Metabolism Neuroethology ("neuro" Greek related to Nerve cells, "ethos" Greek habit or custom is an evolutionary and comparative approach to the study of animal behavior Ornithology (from Greek ὄρνις ὄρνιθος ornis, ornithos, "bird" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of Planktology is the study of Plankton, various Microorganisms that inhabit bodies of Water. Paleozoology, also spelled as palaeozoology ( Greek: παλαιον paleon = old and ζωον zoon = animal is the branch of Paleontology Primatology is the study of Primates It is a diverse Discipline and primatologists can be found in departments of Biology, Anthropology Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier ( August 23 1769 &ndash May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life William Kirby ( September 19, 1759 &ndash July 4, 1850) was an English Entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Konrad Zacharias Lorenz ( November 7, 1903 in Vienna &ndash February 27, 1989 in Vienna) was an Austrian Thomas Say ( June 27, 1787 &ndash October 10, 1834) was an American naturalist, Entomologist, Malacologist Alfred Russel Wallace OM, FRS (8 January 1823 &ndash 7 November 1913 was an British naturalist, Explorer, Geographer This is a list of Zoologists by their surnames with abbreviated given names Timeline of zoology This article considers the history of Zoology before the theory of Evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859 This article considers the history of Zoology in the years up to 1912 since the theory of Evolution by Natural selection proposed by Charles Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία Ants are often chosen as a study group to answer questions on the evolution of social systems. All ants are highly eusocial. Eusociality ( Greek eu: "good" + "social" is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification
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Early references to ants
Jewish Mosaic law
Said that any seeds found in the nests of ants must be given to the poor: In Southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries, there are numerous species of ants of the genera Pheidole and Messor which gather seeds and store them. Pheidole is a Genus of Ant that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. Messor is a myrmicine Genus of Ants with more than 100 Species, all of which are harvester ants the generic name
Solomon (Proverbs 6:6)
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. "[1] This refers to the fact that the ants are hard workers. A sluggard being a lazy person, Solomon said to work as the ants work.
Pliny
Pliny lauded the industry of the ant working through the summer nights. Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, ( AD 23 – August 25, AD 79 better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient Author
Aelian
Claudius Aelianus admired the complex arrangements of the galleries and chambers in the nests of ants and compared these with the labyrinths of Greece and Crete. Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century CE resident at Rome is sometimes confused with Claudius Aelianus
Later studies
The similarities between primitive ponerine ants found in different continents is an important pointer to the periods when land bridges were extant and also to the nature of the pre-ant.
List of notable myrmecologists
listed alphabetically
- Murray S. Blum (1929— )
- Barry Bolton
- Giovanni Cobelli (1849–1937)
- Cedric Collingwood
- Mark A. Murray S Blum is an American research Entomologist and a noted authority in the field of Chemical ecology. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Bolton is an English myrmecologist the world's leading expert on classification systematics and taxonomy of Ants long time working in the British museum of the natural Giovanni (de Cobelli ( 24 June 1849 – 22 January 1937) was an Italian civil servant and amateur Naturalist. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deyrup
- Horace Donisthorpe (1870–1951)
- Auguste Forel (1848–1931)
- Deborah Gordon (1955— )
- William Gould (~1715–?)
- Bert Hölldobler (1936— )
- Thomas C. Jerdon (1811–1872)
- Laurent Keller (1961— )
- Sir John Lubbock (the 1st Lord and Baron Avebury) (1834–1913)
- Derek Wragge Morley (1920–1969)
- Fergus O'Rourke (1923— )
- Frederick Smith (1805–1879)
- John Obadiah Westwood (1805–1893)
- William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937)
- E.O. Wilson (1929— )
Related terms
Myrmecochorous (adj. Horace St John Kelly Donisthorpe ( March 17, 1870 – April 22, 1951) was an eccentric British Myrmecologist and Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Auguste-Henri Forel ( September 1, 1848 – July 27, 1931) was a Swiss Myrmecologist, Neuroanatomist and Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deborah Gordon (born 1955 is a biologist at Stanford University, profiled in the New York Times Magazine Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Rev William Gould AM was an English cleric and naturalist. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bert Hölldobler (born June 10, 1936) is a German Myrmecologist who is a co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work on Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Caverhill Jerdon (1811 - 1872 was a British Physician, Zoologist and Botanist. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir John Lubbock 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury, PC FRS ( 30 April 1834 &ndash 28 May 1913) English banker Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Basil Derek Wragge-Morley (1920 - 1969 born in Cambridge was most noted for his work on the study of ants Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Smith (1805 - 1879 was a British Entomologist. Smith worked in the Zoology department of the British Museum from 1849 specialising Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Obadiah Westwood ( 22 December 1805 &ndash 2 January 1893) was an English Entomologist and Archaeologist Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Morton Wheeler, PhD ( March 19, 1865 - April 19, 1937) was an American Entomologist Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist researcher ( Sociobiology, Biodiversity) theorist ( Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ) dispersed by ants.
Myrmecophagous (adj. ) feeding on ants.
Myrmecophile (n. A myrmecophile is an organism that lives in association with Ants Myrmecophily literally means ant-loving and refers to mutualistic associations ) an organism that habitually shares an ant nest . myrmecophilous (adj. ), myrmecophily (n. )
See also
- British Ants
- BWARS
- Formicarium, also known as ant farm
- Stigmergy, a biological mechanism attributed to the coordination of ants and other social insects
Notes
External links
BWARS, the Bees Wasps and Ants Recording Society is a British society dedicated to recording Bees, Wasps and Ants The recording of these Stigmergy is a mechanism of spontaneous indirect Coordination between agents or actions where the trace left in the environment by an action stimulates theDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic