Simopelta sp. nr. pergandei. One of the most remarkable examples of evolutionary convergence in ants involves the ponerine genus Simopelta and the true army ants (subfamilies Ecitoninae, Aenictinae, and Dorylinae).  Both groups are specialized predators of other ants, and their queens have a similar morphology.    Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Venezuela
{"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 20D", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "2008:08:21 22:57:33", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "178", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 3, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[0, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[0, 0, 0]", "Image GPSInfo": "412", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/250", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "100", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2008:08:21 11:32:25", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2008:08:21 11:32:25", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ApertureValue": "20197/2729", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF Flash": "Flash fired, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "65", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB"}