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This article provides an overview of the importance of outreach for biodiversity conservation and the author’s personal journey in promoting awareness about ants and their natural history, and conservation amongst the general public on ants. It also highlights the importance of educational materials such as books and posters which are important tools for outreach programmes. The article also highlights steps including Open Science that can be taken to increase outreach activities and contribute to the body of knowledge on social insects.
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Ajay Narendra is a myrmecologist and has worked extensively on ant navigation and vision system in Ants. Currently, he is a senior lecturer at the Macquire University, Sydney.
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Kumar, M.S. Getting Ants out of the Lab!. J Indian Inst Sci 103, 1143–1150 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41745-023-00414-4
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