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New Ant Species in Western Ghats

January 5 , 2025 2 days 69 0
  • Scientists have identified a new species of ant from the Western Ghats region in Kodagu district of Karnataka called Tapinoma onaele.
  • The word Onaele in Kannada means dried leaves, which are a very important part of the forest floor in the Western Ghats.
  • Recently Probolomyrmex procne was rediscovered after three decades in this region.
  • This species has only been documented in two other locations in India.

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