Cryptic Ants: Life in the Litter
Scarcely noticed by human observers, thousands of cryptic ant species live entirely underground in soil, rotting wood and leaf litter. These small, often blind insects are predators, scavengers, and farmers of root insects.
Strumigenys membranifera is a cryptic ant from the old world tropics that has spread across the globe with human trade.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Strumigenys membranifera is a cryptic ant from the old world tropics that has spread across the globe with human trade.
Tucson, Arizona, USA
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