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French: myrmécologieVietnamese: kiến họcDerived termsmyrmecochorousmyrmecophagousmyrmecophilemyrmecophilousmyrmecophilymyrmecophyteExtensive DefinitionMyrmecology (from Greek: μύρμεξ, myrmex, "ant";and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of ants, a branch of entomology. Ants are oftenchosen as a study group to answer questions on the evolution ofsocial systems. All ants are highly eusocial.Early references to antsJewish Mosaic lawSaid that any seeds found in the nests of antsmust be given to the poor: In Southern Mediterranean and MiddleEastern countries, there are numerous species of ants of the generaPheidoleand Messorwhich gather seeds and store them.Solomon (Proverbs 6:6)"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways,and be wise." This refers to the fact that the ants are hardworkers. A sluggard being a lazy person, Solomon said to work asthe ants work.PlinyPlinylauded the industry of the ant working through the summernights.AelianClaudiusAelianus admired the complex arrangements of the galleries andchambers in the nests of ants and compared these with thelabyrinths of Greece and Crete.Later studiesThe similarities between primitive ponerine ants found indifferent continents is an important pointer to the periods whenland bridges were extant and also to the nature of thepre-ant.List of notable myrmecologistslisted alphabeticallyMurray S.Blum (1929— )Barry BoltonGiovanniCobelli (1849–1937)CedricCollingwoodMark A.DeyrupHoraceDonisthorpe (1870–1951)AugusteForel (1848–1931)DeborahGordon (1955— )WilliamGould (~1715–?)BertHölldobler (1936— )Thomas C.Jerdon (1811–1872)LaurentKeller (1961— )Sir JohnLubbock (the 1st Lord and Baron Avebury) (1834–1913)DerekWragge Morley (1920–1969)FergusO'Rourke (1923— )Frederick Smith (1805–1879)JohnObadiah Westwood (1805–1893)WilliamMorton Wheeler (1865–1937)E.O.Wilson (1929— )Related termsMyrmecochorous (adj.) dispersed by ants.Myrmecophagous (adj.) feeding on ants.Myrmecophile(n.) an organism thathabitually shares an ant nest . myrmecophilous (adj.), myrmecophilySee alsoBritish AntsBWARSFormicarium,also known as ant farmStigmergy, abiological mechanism attributed to the coordination of ants andother social insectsNotesExternal linksDocumentary aboutmyrmecologymyrmecology in Catalan: Mirmecologiamyrmecology in German: Myrmekologiemyrmecology in Spanish: Mirmecologíamyrmecology in French: Myrmécologiemyrmecology in Italian: Mirmecologiamyrmecology in Lojban: manti saskemyrmecology in Japanese: アリ学myrmecology in Polish: Myrmekologiamyrmecology in Portuguese: Mirmecologiamyrmecology in Russian: Мирмекологияmyrmecology in Finnish: Myrmekologiamyrmecology in Turkish: Mirmekolojimyrmecology in Urdu: نملیات

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