EnricoSchifani

@enricoschifani

He/him. Entomologist from Sicily/Italy. Main focus on ants 🐜 PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology 🌱 STAND FOR 🇵🇸 [email protected] 📧

Joined April 2021

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Israel Defense Forces (Parody)@IsraelDefenseF · Jul 27

We're running out of lies to tell.

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B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم@btselem · 24 h

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. It sounds inconceivable. But it’s the truth. Israel is taking deliberate, coordinated action to destroy the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Explicit statements by Israeli officials, combined with a consistent policy of destructive attacks…

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Jul 8

🐜 "The “2.0” prototype of 3D-printed oak gall nests: observing ant colonies and monitoring their conditions". We compared pleometrosis, colonization frequency, and species richness of colonizing species between natural and urban areas... Researchgate: tinyurl.com/y763bjcv

enricoschifani's tweet image. 🐜 "The “2.0” prototype of 3D-printed oak gall nests: observing ant colonies and monitoring their conditions".

We compared pleometrosis, colonization frequency, and species richness of colonizing species between natural and urban areas...

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/y763bjcv

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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt@FranceskAlbs · Jul 1

This is not business as usual. My new UN report, From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide, is out today. It shows how corporations have fueled and legitimised the destruction of Palestine. Genocide, it would seem, is profitable. This cannot continue, accountability must…

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Jun 23

Disrupting ant-mealybug interactions by offering alternative sugary sources: an experiment in Italian vineyards 🐜🌱 Researchgate: tinyurl.com/4sm6pc5p

enricoschifani's tweet image. Disrupting ant-mealybug interactions by offering alternative sugary sources: an experiment in Italian vineyards 🐜🌱

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/4sm6pc5p

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Jun 23

Finally out! 🐜🧬 Happy to have contributed through the GAGA Consortium :) Researchgate: tinyurl.com/4jfnjw7j doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

enricoschifani's tweet image. Finally out! 🐜🧬
Happy to have contributed through the GAGA Consortium :)

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/4jfnjw7j

doi.org/10.1016/j.cell…

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · May 28

🐜🌳 Giannetti et al. (2025) Behavioral, ecological, and morphological data suggest a close relationship between the ant Colobopsis truncata and the gall wasp Aphelonyx cerricola Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2hzxrtt4 @IntegrativeZool

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Giannetti et al. (2025) Behavioral, ecological, and morphological data suggest a close relationship between the ant Colobopsis truncata and the gall wasp Aphelonyx cerricola

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2hzxrtt4

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Motasem A Dalloul@AbujomaaGaza · May 20

Action needed urgently..

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Apr 19

A new #ant described from #Sicily. Here we tried to describe all we know so far about Temnothorax siculus sp. n.! 🐜 On Researchgate tinyurl.com/ypumv8yu @DiversityMDPI #taxonomy

enricoschifani's tweet image. A new #ant described from #Sicily. Here we tried to describe all we know so far about Temnothorax siculus sp. n.! 🐜

On Researchgate tinyurl.com/ypumv8yu

@DiversityMDPI #taxonomy

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Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti@MustafaBarghou1 · Apr 16

The Israeli bombardment killed in Gaza city the Palestinian journalist Fatmeh Hassouneh and 10 of her family members including other women and children. This brings the number of Palestinian journalists killed since October 7th to 217.

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Assal Rad@AssalRad · Feb 20

-Apartheid states aren’t democracies -Genocide is not urban warfare -Ethnic cleansing is not a real-estate plan -Mass slaughter of children is not self-defense -Occupation and annexation are illegal -Forcibly displacing people is a war crime Words matter. The truth matters.

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Mattia Menchetti@MattiaMenchetti · Feb 10

Thrilled to receive the #MSCA grant with the AntTRAILS project!🐜 I will explore the genomic legacy of human transitions in Mediterranean ants across history at @BBlaimer's lab (@CIBD_mfnberlin) and with Pablo Librado (@IBE_Barcelona). Lots of ants and fun ahead! Now at🦋site!

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Feb 9

Exploring the use of drones to study 'hidden' aspects of flying #ants biology! Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2skpmbp9 Giannetti, D., Schifani, E., & Grasso, D.A. (2025). An adhesive drone trap to study the flight altitude preferences of winged ants. Current Zoology, zoaf002.

enricoschifani's tweet image. Exploring the use of drones to study 'hidden' aspects of flying #ants biology!

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2skpmbp9

Giannetti, D., Schifani, E., &amp; Grasso, D.A. (2025). An adhesive drone trap to study the flight altitude preferences of winged ants. Current Zoology, zoaf002.

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CSIC x Palestina@csicxpalestina · Dec 21

Subiendo ahora fotos de nuevas concentraciones contra el genocidio en otros centros CSIC. Aquí lxs compañerxs del Instituto de Biología Evolutiva de Barcelona (CSIC-UPF). Bravo!!!! ✊✊✊

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Dec 13

Everybody wants to look like a #Crematogaster #ant in the #Mediterranean, including in #Tunisia! 🇹🇳 Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2s3875n3 @TunAssoWildlife

enricoschifani's tweet image. Everybody wants to look like a #Crematogaster #ant in the #Mediterranean, including in #Tunisia! 🇹🇳

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/2s3875n3

@TunAssoWildlife

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Dec 3

How do #Brazilian 🇧🇷 and #Italian 🇮🇹 #ant assemblages🐜compare when it comes to their morphological response to #deforestation and #agriculture? Find it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/yp773z6z And on @Insects_MDPI

enricoschifani's tweet image. How do #Brazilian 🇧🇷 and #Italian 🇮🇹 #ant assemblages🐜compare when it comes to their morphological response to #deforestation and #agriculture?

Find it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/yp773z6z
And on @Insects_MDPI

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Nov 8

🐜 As more and more non-native ants establish in our region, it is important to assess their different threat levels. We tried to do so using the Terrestrial species invasiveness screening kit (TAS-ISK). Read it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/uxkyrjnm Out on @Insects_MDPI

enricoschifani's tweet image. 🐜 As more and more non-native ants establish in our region, it is important to assess their different threat levels.

We tried to do so using the Terrestrial species invasiveness screening kit (TAS-ISK).
Read it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/uxkyrjnm

Out on @Insects_MDPI

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Oct 21

This time it's not about ants... but a journey into the world of other impressive #insects, their behavior, and evolution! 🪲 The European stag beetle has long fascinated entomologists but still holds surprises!💫 Researchgate: tinyurl.com/yr4tr98u Out on @SciReports

enricoschifani's tweet image. This time it's not about ants... but a journey into the world of other impressive #insects, their behavior, and evolution! 🪲
The European stag beetle has long fascinated entomologists but still holds surprises!💫

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/yr4tr98u

Out on @SciReports

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Oct 16

Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal #ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on #olive trees Out on @MyrmecolNews Researchgate: tinyurl.com/5cyzs8k7

enricoschifani's tweet image. Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal #ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on #olive trees
Out on @MyrmecolNews

Researchgate: tinyurl.com/5cyzs8k7

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EnricoSchifani@enricoschifani · Aug 28

A new species of #ant described from #Italy: happily presenting you Temnothorax apenninicus! 🎉🐜 Read it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/b3dcb5s3 doi.org/10.3897/evolsy…

enricoschifani's tweet image. A new species of #ant described from #Italy: happily presenting you Temnothorax apenninicus! 🎉🐜

Read it on Researchgate: tinyurl.com/b3dcb5s3

doi.org/10.3897/evolsy…

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