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An ant (species: Ectatomma tuberculatum) photographed in Costa Rica. Ants make up a large fraction of the total animal biomass in most terrestrial ecosystems, but researchers say that an understanding of their global diversity is lacking. This new study provides a high-resolution map that estimates
/PRNewswire/ -- A team of international researchers is shining a light on the often understudied "little things that run the world" — ants. With the help of...
With the help of cutting-edge technology, the researchers created a first-of-its-kind global biodiversity map to begin answering a long unanswered question about where ants can be found worldwide.
New global diversity maps of ant populations have been produced, showing areas that are promising for finding as yet unknown species.
They are hunters, farmers, harvesters, gliders, herders, weavers and carpenters. They are ants, and they are a big part of our world, comprising more than 14,000 species and a large fraction of animal biomass in most terrestrial ecosystems. Like other invertebrates, ants play vital roles in the f