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'Hell ant' with scythe-like jaws may be oldest ant fossil ever discovered

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ant fossil ever found.

National Geographic · 2d

Researchers find oldest ant known to science—113-million-year-old ‘hell ant’ with scythe jaws

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

ZME Science on MSN · 2d

The World’s Oldest Known Ant Is A 113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant with Scythe Jaws

Previously, the oldest known ants came from amber in France and Myanmar, dating back about 100 million years. This new specimen pushes that date back by 13 million years. More importantly, it’s the first time a hell ant has been found preserved in rock, rather than amber.

Extinct hell ant species used specialized jaws to impale its prey

Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant that represents the oldest hell ant specimen known to ...

EurekAlert!2y

Micro-CT Scan of Ant Head and Jaws (IMAGE)

For clues into how Myrmoteras executes its power-amplified strike, scientists examined the ants first under a microscope, then using micro computed tomography (micro-CT), a three-dimensional ...

Physics World29d

Ants’ hairy jaws help robots to get a grip

Jaws of success: the new robotic gripper based on ant mandibles could use used in environmental clean-up as well as in construction and agriculture (courtesy: iStock) Researchers at the University ...

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