Strumigenys minutula
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Strumigenys minutula is a species of ant
found in Japan
and Taiwan
.
This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers
less than 2 millimetre (0.078740157480315 in) in length) and can be easily identified by size alone, as well as by characteristically short, strongly curved mandibles.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
found in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
This is the smallest ant in its genus (workers
Eusociality
Eusociality is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification....
less than 2 millimetre (0.078740157480315 in) in length) and can be easily identified by size alone, as well as by characteristically short, strongly curved mandibles.