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Imaging of a 113-million-year-old ant fossil reveals complex, specialized mandibles, showing advanced predatory traits much earlier in ant evolution than expected. A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once inhabited northeastern Brazil is now recognized as the oldest ant specimen ever discovered, according to a study published in the journal Current Biology…
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Scientists Discover Bizarre 113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant With Killer Scythe Jaws
Imaging of a 113-million-year-old ant fossil reveals complex, specialized mandibles, showing advanced predatory traits much earlier in ant evolution than expected. A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once inhabited northeastern Brazil is now recognized as the oldest ant specimen ever discovered, according to a study published in the journal Current Biology…