Simopelta sp. nr. pergandei - queen and workers
Venezuela
Simopelta sp. nr. pergandei - queen and workers
Venezuela
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One of the most remarkable examples of evolutionary convergence in ants
involves the ponerine genus Simopelta and the true army ants (subfamilies
Ecitoninae, Aenictinae, and Dorylinae). Both groups are specialized
predators of other ants and their queens have a similar morphology.
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