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Their diverse sizes and shapes, in particular the myrmecophilous species, inspired him to study the genetic mechanisms controlling insect morphology.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2012

It may help identify preadaptations that make certain groups so prone to sacrifice a free-living existence for a myrmecophilous one.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2012

Certainly, there are myrmecophilous butterflies, bugs, crickets, millipedes, silverfish, spiders; many different taxonomic groups include a myrmecophilous species or two.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2012

In some myrmecophilous aleocharines, including many advanced myrmecoid species, the number and types of abdominal glands have multiplied, presumably as part of elaborate colony integration mechanisms.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2012

Most aleocharine tribes with myrmecophilous members possess a defensive gland close to the tip of the abdomen.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2012