Co-habiting ants and silverfish display a converging feeding ecology
BMC Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(1)
Published: May 28, 2024
Various
animal
taxa
have
specialized
to
living
with
social
hosts.
Depending
on
their
level
of
specialization,
these
symbiotic
animals
are
characterized
by
distinct
behavioural,
chemical,
and
morphological
traits
that
enable
close
heterospecific
interactions.
Despite
its
functional
importance,
our
understanding
the
feeding
ecology
hosts
remains
limited.
We
examined
how
host
specialization
silverfish
co-habiting
ants
affects
several
components
ecology.
combined
stable
isotope
profiling,
assays,
phylogenetic
reconstruction,
microbial
community
characterization
Neoasterolepisma
genus
a
wider
nicoletiid
lepismatid
panel
where
divergent
myrmecophilous
lifestyles
observed.
Language: Английский
Differences and correlation analysis of feeding habits and intestinal microbiome in Schizopygopsis microcephalus and Ptychobarbus kaznakovi in the upper reaches of Yangtze River
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 11, 2025
Background
The
intestinal
microbiota
has
co-evolved
with
the
host
to
establish
a
stable
and
adaptive
microbial
community
that
is
essential
for
maintaining
health
facilitating
food
digestion.
Food
selection
critical
factor
influencing
variations
in
gut
composition,
shaping
microbiome
communities,
determining
ecological
niches
of
fish.
Methods
In
this
study,
high-throughput
amplicon
sequencing
16S
rRNA
18S
was
utilized
compare
dietary
differences
between
Schizopygopsis
microcephalus
Ptychobarbus
kaznakovi
,
both
collected
from
same
sites
Tuotuo
River
Tongtian
River,
which
are
tributaries
Yangtze
River.
We
compared
structure,
diet
diversity
two
fish
species
using
various
analytical
methods,
including
LefSe,
α-diversity
β-diversity
analyses.
Additionally,
we
constructed
co-occurrence
networks
determine
their
correlations.
Results
discussion
alpha
results
indicated
S.
exhibited
higher
feeding
P.
.
Furthermore,
beta
revealed
significant
eukaryotic
communities
species.
dominant
bacterial
phyla
included
Proteobacteria,
Firmicutes,
Actinobacteriota,
Chloroflexi,
Verrucomicrobiota;
however,
Firmicutes
significantly
more
abundant
(
P
=
0.006),
while
Actinobacteriota
0.019)
at
phylum
level.
primary
sources
were
identified
as
Streptophyta
(54.41%,
77.50%)
Cercozoa
(8.67%,
1.94%),
Bacillariophyta
(25.65%)
also
main
constituting
major
component
These
suggested
occupy
distinct
niches.
To
further
explore
relationship
habits,
correlations
components
through
networks.
This
study
enhances
our
understanding
co-evolution
co-adaptation
behaviors
sympatric
Language: Английский
Diversity hidden in nests: worldwide account of nidicolous silverfish (Insecta: Zygentoma)
Insectes Sociaux,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 17, 2025
Language: Английский
Special issue “The overlooked biodiversity of ant associates”
Insectes Sociaux,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 2, 2025
Language: Английский
Parasitoid Calyx Fluid and Venom Affect Bacterial Communities in Their Lepidopteran Host Labial Salivary Glands
Microbial Ecology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
88(1)
Published: April 23, 2025
Language: Английский
The terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus as a facultative ant guest along foraging trails and inside Messor ebeninus nests in the Negev Desert
Insectes Sociaux,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Abstract
We
report
field
observations
of
the
cosmopolitan
terrestrial
isopod
species
Porcellionides
pruinosus
both
inside
nest
and
following
foraging
trails
seed
harvester
ant
Messor
ebeninus
in
spring
2022
2023.
The
isopods
either
traveled
to
deeper
tunnels
or
joined
trails.
density
along
was
as
high
60
individuals
one
22-m
trail.
results
from
12
preliminary
homing
assays
revealed
that
distance
were
displaced
did
not
affect
whether
they
returned
Two
four
introduced
into
a
trail
new
continued
walking
on
foreign
met
with
minimal
aggression
ants
trail,
there
no
instances
guarding
observed.
presence
P.
facultative
associate
M.
nests
could
be
driven
by
need
for
thermal
refuge
access
subterranean
granaries.
known
ability
cue
pheromones
is
plausible
mechanism
allowing
follow
benefit
behavior
needs
further
investigation.
hypothesize
path
clear
obstacles,
efficient
detection
patchy
desert
food
sources.
Language: Английский
A kleptoparasitic beetle larva (Hymenorus dorsalis) exploits vertical division of labor in nests of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius
Insectes Sociaux,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 30, 2024
Language: Английский
Finding a nest: Ant‐associated silverfish (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) moving outside granivorous Messor nests (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Entomological Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(4)
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
ABSTRACT
Ant
nests
accommodate
a
diverse
group
of
strictly
associated
arthropods.
Most
these
arthropods
are
seldom
observed
outside
their
host
nest,
emphasizing
significant
gaps
in
our
knowledge
regarding
biology.
We
recorded
series
field
observations
lepismatid
silverfish
(Zygentoma:
Lepismatidae)
moving
usual
Messor
nest
habitat
southern
Spain
and
France.
illustrate
how
they
move
between
different
locate
by
closely
tracking
the
foraging
trails
hosts.
Additionally,
we
confirm
prior
observation
that
can
follow
ants
when
migrate
to
new
site.
Our
offer
insights
into
hidden
biology
intricate
interactions
specialized
arthropod
symbionts
with
hosts
within
spatial
context.
Language: Английский