Description
The dataset consists of occurrences of Myrmica scabrinodis nests, which were collected in May 2022 to study ants' task switching and immune response in the context of fungal ectoparasite infection. Fungal parasite - Rickia wasmannii occurrences have presence/absence data.
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Comment citer
Les chercheurs doivent citer cette ressource comme suit:
Kochanowski M, Siedlecki I, Witek M, Ślipiński P (2026). Myrmica scabrinodis and its ectoparasite Rickia wasmannii (Ruczaj, Kraków, Poland 2022). Version 1.6. University of Warsaw. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.pl/resource?r=myrmica_ab_2025&v=1.6
Droits
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L’éditeur et détenteur des droits de cette ressource est University of Warsaw. Ce travail est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0.
Enregistrement GBIF
Cette ressource a été enregistrée sur le portail GBIF, et possède l'UUID GBIF suivante : aaad20d5-e647-4938-9cbf-ea8dedfcab83. University of Warsaw publie cette ressource, et est enregistré dans le GBIF comme éditeur de données avec l'approbation du Polish Biodiversity Information Network.
Mots-clé
Occurrence; Specimen
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Couverture géographique
Myrmica scabrinodis nests were sampled on wet meadow in Ruczaj, Kraków (Poland).
| Enveloppe géographique | Sud Ouest [50,027, 19,863], Nord Est [50,027, 19,863] |
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Couverture taxonomique
The dataset consists of the ant host (Myrmica scabrinodis) and fungal parasite (Rickia wasmannii).
| Kingdom | Fungi, Metazoa |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda, Ascomycota |
| Class | Insecta, Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order | Hymenoptera, Laboulbeniales |
| Family | Laboulbeniaceae, Formicidae |
Couverture temporelle
| Date de début / Date de fin | 2022-05-01 / 2022-05-31 |
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Données sur le projet
Pas de description disponible
| Titre | Chronic Fungal Infection Accelerates Age Polyethism in Ants Without Altering Immune Response |
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| Financement | This research is part of the project No. 2022/45/P/NZ8/04018 co-funded by the National Science Centre and the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 945339. |
Méthodes d'échantillonnage
Myrmica scabrinodis nests are located in the grass tussock. The whole tussock was dug with a shovel and transported to the laboratory in plastic bags. In the lab, the artificial nests were established, and infection was confirmed with the stereoscopic microscope.
| Etendue de l'étude | The study site was visited once, and 20 colonies of Myrmica scabrinodies were collected; 10 were infected with Rickia wasmannii and 10 were uninfected. Collected ants were transported to the laboratory in plastic bags. In the lab, ants were sorted and counted, and the presence and intensity of infection were measured. Ants were used for behavioural and physiological experiments. |
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Description des étapes de la méthode:
- - nest sampling, - infection assessment, - individuals counting
Citations bibliographiques
- Michał Kochanowski, Anna Dubiec, Aleksander Juszczak, Igor Siedlecki, Piotr Ślipiński, Marta Wrzosek, Enikő Csata, Magdalena Witek, Chronic fungal infection accelerates age polyethism in ants without altering immune response, Animal Behaviour, Volume 232, 2026, 123426, ISSN 0003-3472, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123426. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347225003537) Abstract: Foraging is a critical activity for many animals, where individuals face many environmental pressures. Among these, parasite infection is one of the most negative threats, especially in social insects, where parasites can be shared among nestmates inside the nest and can affect colony functioning by altering the division of labour within a colony. In the ant Myrmica scabrinodis, the ectoparasite fungus Rickia wasmannii infects the majority of workers in the colony and is linked to reduced lifespan, enhanced immune responses and altered behaviour. Given that task allocation in M. scabrinodis is age dependent, we tested whether R. wasmannii infection accelerates the transition to foraging due to the ants’ shortened life expectancy. Our results confirmed that colonies with high infection intensity exhibited an earlier onset of foraging behaviour. Additionally, immune response, measured through phenoloxidase activity, was more strongly influenced by worker age than task switching or infection status, with older workers exhibiting higher immune activity. This suggests that while infection accelerates task switching, it does not directly impact immune function. Our findings highlight how chronic fungal infection can disrupt the division of labour in social insect colonies. Keywords: ant; ectoparasite; fungal parasitism; division of labour; insect immunity; insect–fungi interaction; Myrmica scabrinodis; phenoloxidase system; Rickia wasmannii; task switch https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123426
Métadonnées additionnelles
| Identifiants alternatifs | aaad20d5-e647-4938-9cbf-ea8dedfcab83 |
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| https://ipt.gbif.pl/resource?r=myrmica_ab_2025 |