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Show Notes
Some animals can escape the attention of ants with special chemical cues. We discuss a nice example of this and follow up with a brand new frog species.
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Main Paper References:
de Lima Barros A, López-Lozano JL, Lima AP. 2016. The frog Lithodytes lineatus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) uses chemical recognition to live in colonies of leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70:2195–2201. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2223-y.
Species of the Bi-Week:
Griesbaum F, Jongsma GFM, Penner J, Kouamé NG, Doumbia J, Gonwouo NL, Hillers A, Glos J, Blackburn DC, Rödel M-O. 2023. The smallest of its kind: Description of a new cryptic Amnirana species (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from West African rainforests. Zootaxa 5254:301–339. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5254.3.1.
Editing and Music:
Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com