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Within the many thousands of known ant species, there are many that fill unique ecological roles, resulting in the development of special physical characteristics and interesting behavior.

We showed that despite covering only 2.4% of the planet’s land surface, freshwater habitats host over a third of these fascinating animals. We inevitably missed some studied species in our searches.