Acknowledgements
lDr. EH Burtt, Jr. and Jann Ichida were instrumental in the development and implementation of this study.  Funds for much of the work were provided by the Howard Hughes Summer Research Program.  The work was performed at Ohio Wesleyan University within the auspices of the Departments of Zoology and Botany/Microbiology. 
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lPhotos were obtained from the following websites: http://bugguide.net/node/view/14956, http://www.myrmecos.net/myrmicinae/CreLin1.html, http://myrmecology.info/MyrmecologyGallery/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=&pos=-293, and Feather Mite photo from: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/press_office/bulletin/23nov01/article22.shtml
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lAnting photos were from the HR Ivor National Geographic Article.
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