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.
Fisher named the ant after the search engine company Google Inc., as a tribute to the usefulness of Google Earth in his research.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 He wrote:
References
AntWeb (2005). Species: Proceratium google. Retrieved September 30, 2005. California Academy of Sciences (2005). ACADEMY SCIENTIST MAPS WORLD'S ANTS WITH GOOGLE EARTH. Retrieved September 30, 2005.