Luke Leckie
@lukeleckie.bsky.social
Postdoc in cognitive science @ IU | PhD in ants, epidemiology, and collective behaviour @UoB | studying how humans move through semantic space | spatial and movement ecology
We found that pathogen-exposed ant groups excavated nests that have transmission inhibitory properties: they are less densely connected, have longer travel routes, are more modular, have entrances spaced further apart, and have less central chambers.
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We found that pathogen-exposed ant groups excavated nests that have transmission inhibitory properties: they are less densely connected, have longer travel routes, are more modular, have entrances spaced further apart, and have less central chambers.
We used CT-scanning to track the 3D growth of the nests of ant groups that had either been exposed to pathogens or a control.
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We used CT-scanning to track the 3D growth of the nests of ant groups that had either been exposed to pathogens or a control.