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Research in the Smithsonian AntLab largely focuses on the systematics, phylogenetics,
and biodiversity of ants (family Formicidae).Two main themes run through most of our research:The evolution, phylogenetics, and systematics of all ants with special emphasis on the fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini, subfamily Myrmicinae).
The quantitative sampling of leaf-litter ants of South America with particular focus on the ants of the Guiana Shield.
- In the News and On Exhibit -
"Small Matters"
- By Douglas Foster
Smithsonian magazine, May 2002
Millions of years ago, leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi.
But how? And why? And what do they have to teach us?Read this informative article and explore photos at the following link (or click on the image at right):
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/matters.html#ixzz0TGYvvFOb
photo by Christian Ziegler
Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
Although the exhibit has closed, you can still explore the photo gallery
to see ants through the eyes of photographer and Smithsonian Research Associate Mark W. Moffett.Click on the photo to go there.
Larvae and adult bulldog ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
Photo © Mark W. Moffett/Minden Pictures
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