Instead, this species had mandibles that ran forward parallel ... questions about what evolutionary pressures led to the hell ant’s unique adaptations. Further study with advanced imaging ...

"What makes this discovery particularly interesting is that it belongs to the extinct 'hell ant,' known for their bizarre predatory adaptations." The newly discovered ancient ant species ...

"What makes this discovery particularly interesting is that it belongs to the extinct 'hell ant,' known for their bizarre predatory adaptations." The newly discovered ancient ant species ...

“Other hell ants have been described with odd mandibles ... It also offers some insight into unusual features in ant species of this period that didn’t survive the mass extinction that ...

“Since the first hell ant was unearthed about a hundred ... particular species demonstrates the sheer diversity of the ant species. To date, scientists have identified over 12,500 different ...

They found, interestingly, that it appeared to be most closely related to the hell ant species Aquilomyrmex huangi from 99 million years ago that was found in Myanmar amber. "While we expected to ...

When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 million years ago, however, a tiny yet freakishly fearsome predator impaled ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant fossil discovered in northeastern Brazil's Crato Formation represents the oldest known ant specimen in the fossil record. The remarkable preservation reveals ...