{"id":654,"date":"2026-07-13T16:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/?p=654"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:05:21","slug":"paper-on-pheidole-megacephala-interactions-with-other-ants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/2026\/07\/13\/paper-on-pheidole-megacephala-interactions-with-other-ants\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Paper on Pheidole megacephala interactions with other ants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a56c3771ac1c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a56c3771ac1c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"593\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_1314.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_1314.jpg 850w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_1314-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keyapa.com\/pheidole\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DSC_1314-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We put out a paper in the journal <strong>Ecology<\/strong> in 2025 about interactions between <em>Pheidole megacephala<\/em> and some other local ants, including <em>Solenopsis invicta<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read it <a href=\"https:\/\/esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/ecy.70113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Juan, Airlan, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Az\u00e9mar, and Alain Dejean. 2025. \u201c <em><em>Pheidole Megacephala<\/em>: An Invasive Ant that Raids Colonies of the Red Imported Fire Ant, <em>Solenopsis Invicta<\/em><\/em>.\u201d <em>Ecology<\/em> 106(5): e70113. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecy.70113\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ecy.70113<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We put out a paper in the journal Ecology in 2025 about interactions between Pheidole megacephala and some other local ants, including Solenopsis invicta. 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