4.1 The secrets of ants' resilience to changing climate - w/ Eleanna, Katja & Beatriz Portinha

The Science Basement Podcast

Welcome back to the enchanting world of ants! This time, we embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of how ants adapt to different temperatures. What makes hybrid ants the champions of temperature adaptation? And how does this help them overcome the struggles of climate change? The guest for this episode, Beatriz Portinha, is an expert on this subject. As part of her PhD work, Beatriz got access to the insiders information on lives of mound building ants and their resilient hybrids, which she happily shared with us. Beatriz is a PhD student at the evolutionary genetics lab of the University of Lisbon and SpecIAnt lab at the University of Helsinki. Stay tuned for her future work! Tell us what you think of our podcast! forms.gle/jfN2sm2q8ZEUXS7K9 Your hosts this week are Eleanna Asvestari & Katja Kaurinkoski. Edited by Steven Simmonds. Episode cover by Marie-Noëlle Paludettoa. TSB podcast logo by Tomàs Garnier Artiñano. Jingle by Havelocke. thisishavelocke.bandcamp.com Follow The Science Basement: Homepage: www.thesciencebasement.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScienceBasement Instagram: @sciencebasement Twitter: @ScienceBasement Email: [email protected]