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ArticleInsects2026

Myrmecophily Under X-Rays: The Exceptional Brain of an Exceptional Beetle,

Francesco Sirotti, Maurizio Muzzi, Alessia Sanna, Marco Rossi, Andrea Di Giulio

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Francesco SirottiDepartment of Science, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Maurizio MuzziDepartment of Science, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Alessia SannaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy.
Marco RossiCNIS, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7603-1805
Andrea Di GiulioDepartment of Science, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 00146 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0508-0751

Funding

Ministero dell'università e della ricerca Prot. #173-2017-17395, L.R. 13/2008, "Open Infrastructures for Research" call), and through the iENTRANCE@ENL project (www.ientrance.eu; Infrastructure for Energy Transition and Circular Economy - EuroNanoLabMinistero dell'università e della ricerca University Roma Tre, Department of Science (grants of Departments of Excellence-L. 232/2016-art.1, commi 314-337 awarded to Dept. of Science-University Roma Tre-Rome-Italy for 2018-2022 and grants 2023-2027).Ministry of Universities and Research Call for tender No. 3138 of 16 December 2021, rectified by Decree n.3175 of 18 December 2021 of the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded by the European Union
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among myrmecophilous insects, beetles represent the most specialised and diverse group. Myrmecophily is a complex evolutionary strategy encompassing a wide spectrum of interactions with ants, ranging from occasional to obligate relationships, and from mutualistic associations (e.g., trophobionts) to fully parasitic symbioses (social parasites). One of the most remarkable examples of an obligate ant parasite is

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Ant Nest Beetlesflanged bombardier beetlesmicro-CTneuroanatomyneuropilsPaussiniX-rays

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