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Proceratium californicum
Jasper Ridge Biological Reserve, San Mateo Co., California, USA

photograph © Alex Wild 2004

Proceratium are rarely-encountered subterranean ants.  Little is known about their biology, but they are probably specialist predators on arthropod eggs.



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This image was captured with a Canon EOS D60, with a Canon 65/2.8 MPE 1-5x Macro lens.