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New Fossil Shows Ancient ‘Hell Ants’ Hunted With Killer Headgear

A fossil recently recovered from the age of the dinosaurs is giving scientists the most vivid picture yet of how one of the most enigmatic and fearsome groups of ants to exist, the “hell ants,” once used their uncanny tusk-like mandibles and diverse horns to successfully hunt down victims for nearly 20 million years, before ...

August 11, 2020

Troy Oakes

Team Collaborates to Raise Prehistoric ‘Hell Ants’ to Life

Ants. Sure, most are harmless and inconspicuous. Though, there are always exceptions. Army ants, bulldog ants, and fire ants are a few living members of the family Formicidae that nature television viewers might recognize from any number of the World’s Deadliest countdown shows that populate the airwaves these days. However, one of the most fearsome and ...

July 4, 2019

Troy Oakes