An ant (species: Ectatomma tuberculatum) photographed in Costa Rica (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

An ant (species: Ectatomma tuberculatum) photographed in Costa Rica

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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 and visualizes the global diversity of ants.

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Dr. Benoit Guénard

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