Thursday, October 7, 2010

High-altitude ant

Andrea Lucky / Courtesy of Conservation International
This new species of ant (genus Strumigenys) was found at the highest altitude ever recorded for an ant in New Guinea - nearly 9,500 feet in the Muller Range. This ant species must have the ability to withstand both cold and wet conditions in the rainy season, as well as extremely hot and dry conditions in the dry season.

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