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Newly-Discovered Bizarre Ant

Posted September 16, 2008 8:52 AM

From Boing Boing:

Scientists have dubbed this newly-discovered ant Martialis heureka, implying that it's so weird it could have come from Mars. Found in the Brazliian rainforest, it has no eyes, and its "mouth" is like a pair of long forceps. According to University of Texas at Austin evolutionary biologist Christian Rabeling, Martialis heureka is from the oldest ant lineage still living.

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09/17/2008 1:16 AM

I guess there's no antecedent for that.

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09/17/2008 7:18 AM

Looks a little antsy to me.

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09/17/2008 8:38 AM

I was anticapating a larger picture.
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09/17/2008 9:17 AM

With no eyes it's got to have an antenna!
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09/17/2008 10:24 AM

Youse guys is forcing me to cry "UNCLE!"

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09/17/2008 11:17 AM

How 'bout "AUNT"........

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09/17/2008 4:26 PM

Ain't gonna happen...

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09/18/2008 10:41 AM

Yeah, they are all a bit pid ant tic.

I bet they didn't find this ant There!

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09/18/2008 11:45 AM

Nope, nor this one...

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09/20/2008 12:46 AM

These are definitely tropical relatives of the Dutch ant, which hails from Antwerp.

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