myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Check out the uneven species distribution of the tiny but fascinating Proceratiinae ...

Check out the uneven species distribution of the tiny but fascinating Proceratiinae subfamily of ants. These ants live in moist leaf litter and eat arthropod eggs, often spider eggs. They keep the eggs in their nest, cleaning, and turning them in the manner of their own eggs so they last longer. They may live in *any* region w/ moist leaf litter & rotting wood. There are likely many new species to discover!

(Probably more of a map of where myrmecologists who like Proceratiinae ants live.)