Science
Prehistoric ‘hell ants’ hunted their prey with unusual headgear – News-Daily.com
Sometime during the Cretaceous period, 99 million years ago, a prehistoric hell ant trapped a tasty treat — a relative of the cockroach — in its scythe-like jaw and protruding
Sometime during the Cretaceous period, 99 million years ago, a prehistoric hell ant trapped a tasty treat — a relative of the cockroach — in its scythe-like jaw and protruding horn.
It’s still there. The act was captured in tree resin and later unearthed in amber in what is now Myanmar. The unusual find shows how the insect, one of several prehistoric species known as hell ants, used its unique headgear.
“Fossilized behavior is exceedingly rare, predation (the act of predator attacking prey)…
-
General22 hours agoAlbanese government pours $12 billion into expanding AUKUS defence facility near Perth
-
Noosa News16 hours agoNoosa Reds: There’s something about tomatoes
-
Noosa News18 hours agoGold Coast beaches restoration plan deemed ‘destined to fail’
-
General22 hours agoTrump pushes NATO nations to stop Russian oil purchases