Freaky ‘hell ant’ found frozen in 99-million-year-old amber with bug in its maw – News Today One

This worker “hell ant” was captured in amber 99 million years ago. It’s holding a Caputoraptor elegans nymph.
NJIT, Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Rennes, France
Murder hornets. Deadpool “assassin” flies. Zombie cicadas. This year has been weird when it comes to insects, but I have some good news. At least “hell ants” are extinct.
Haidomyrmecine (“hell ants”) lived during the Cretaceous period. One of these small, strange creatures was discovered trapped in 99-million-year-old …

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