Proceratium google

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Proceratium google, also known as the Google ant, was discovered in Madagascar by Brian L. Fisher, Associate Curator of Entomology at the California Academy of Sciences. The ant has an oddly shaped abdomen, adapted for hunting its exclusive meal of spider eggs.[1]

Fisher named the ant after the search engine company Google Inc., as a tribute to the usefulness of Google Earth in his research.[2][1] He wrote:[2]

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  1. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. a b Fisher, B. L. 2005. A new species of Discothyrea Roger from Mauritius and a new species of Proceratium Roger from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4)56:657-667. [2005-12-30] PDF 131285