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“We’re in a golden age of ant fossil study … driven by these new imaging techniques,” says John LaPolla, a myrmecologist at Towson University who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 13, 2024

In high school, with the encouragement of a myrmecologist from the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, he set about realizing the goal of surveying all the ant species in Alabama.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2021

But what really piqued myrmecologist Erik T. Frank’s interest about these ants was that they carry their wounded home after a raid—a discovery Frank made in 2017.

From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2018

Wilson is a myrmecologist - an entomologist who studies ants.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2017

Wilson is a myrmecologist — an entomologist who studies ants.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2017