"One ant of the genus Trocanilla," says Lin, "was previously unrecorded on the island. But it had been found in Japan, China and the Philippines, suggesting that it should exist in Taiwan as well." Lin explains that the ants of this species are very difficult to collect--not only do they spend their entire life hidden in the earth, but are now also facing extinction.
「有一種『細蟻』，台灣以前沒有紀錄，但是日本、中國、菲律賓都有，推測台灣也應該有，」林宗岐解釋，細蟻終生潛地活動，本來就不好採集，又因瀕臨滅絕而更為珍稀。