Hunting 'Hell Ant' Fossil Discovery (IMAGE)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Hunting 'Hell Ant' Fossil Discovery

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Researchers discover a worker of the hell ant Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri grasping a nymph of Caputoraptor elegans (Alienoptera) preserved in amber dated to ~99 Ma.

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NJIT, Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Rennes, France

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