University of Michigan: New Global Map of Ant Biodiversity Reveals Areas That May Hide Undiscovered Species
August 04, 2022
August 04, 2022
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
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 functioning of ecosystems, from aerating soils and dispersing seeds and nutr . . .
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 functioning of ecosystems, from aerating soils and dispersing seeds and nutr . . .