Army Ants and their Camp Followers – October 23, 2024

Hybrid American Entomological Society Meeting

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 7 pm EST

Location:

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Meeting Topic:

Army Ants and their Camp Followers

The army ant, Eciton burchellii, ranks as one of the most amazing insects of neotropical forests. With a nomadic lifestyle and overwhelming numbers, these ants have a huge ecological footprint. At least several hundred other animals from insects to birds depend upon these ants in some way. We’ll look at the unique life cycle of army ants and the diversity of their camp followers.

Along with refreshments, you will enjoy viewing some of the Academy’s spectacular insect specimens, including army ants, displayed in the meeting room.

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December 4, 2024 7PM. Hybrid format – in person and Zoom , Speaker to be announced

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Jon Gelhaus, Corresponding Secretary
Ashley Kennedy, Vice President 🐛

This is a Hybrid meeting both in person at the Academy of Natural Sciences & on Zoom.
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Guest Speaker

Doug Wechsler, Philadelphia, Photographer and Author

Doug Wechsler is a photographer and author of 25 books for children. He was Director of VIREO, the Academy of Natural Science’s bird photograph collection for 28 years. Doug has spent more than ten months on the path of army ants in Brazil, Peru, Panama, and Costa Rica, studying the ants and their many associates. Come before or stay after for a book signing by Doug of his books!

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