Category Archives: ant gardens

Interview: Hanging Around in the Rainforest

Posted on February 26, 2011 by elsa

In a reversal of roles, I’m on somebody else’s podcast…talking about my own research: “Insect biologist Elsa Youngsteadt explains to Curiouser & Curiouser host Jai Ranganathan why tropical ants create gardens up in trees.” Click here to check out that … Continue reading →

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Why Ant-garden Ants Carry Seeds

Posted on December 30, 2010 by elsa

Divergent Chemical Cues Elicit Seed Collecting by Ants in an Obligate Multi-Species Mutualism in Lowland Amazonia from PLoS ONE December 30, 2010 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015822) (OK, not exactly a clip. Still clearing old grad school research off the desk, and here’s the … Continue reading →

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