myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Probolomyrmex longinodus are a species of ant that nests in snail shells filled with ...

Probolomyrmex longinodus are a species of ant that nests in snail shells filled with soil. The entire genus is cryptic. Alex Wild has one of the few photos of a living ant:

https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera/Probolomyrmex/i-LLNndCn/A

They are eyeless, and live in leaf litter, or in the previously mentioned shells.

Hard to study, hard to find, tricky to ID when you do find them. Absolute legends. Ants with secrets.