seeder Posted May 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Quote 99-million-year-old ‘unicorn ant’ boasted a bizarre prey-catching horn A new ant species discovered in pieces of 99-million-year-old Myanmar amber might not have the magic of a unicorn—but it does have a bulbous horn bursting from the top of its head. The protrusion is unique amongst ants, researchers report this week in Current Biology. The underside of the horn is covered in tiny hairs, indicating that it’s the tool of a predator: The trap jaws of some other ant species have similar “trigger” hairs that, when brushed, spark the jaw to rapidly shut around their prey http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/99-million-year-old-unicorn-ant-boasted-bizarre-prey-catching-horn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted May 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 29, 2016 There's been some amazing creatures found in amber. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 29, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 29, 2016 This made me chuckle: A new ant species discovered in pieces of 99-million-year-old Myanmar amber http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/99-million-year-old-unicorn-ant-boasted-bizarre-prey-catching-horn Its not really a new ant species, but a new discovery. This little thing has been for around for 99 millions years......could you class that as a new species? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted May 29, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 29, 2016 3 hours ago, freetoroam said: This made me chuckle: A new ant species discovered in pieces of 99-million-year-old Myanmar amber http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/99-million-year-old-unicorn-ant-boasted-bizarre-prey-catching-horn Its not really a new ant species, but a new discovery. This little thing has been for around for 99 millions years......could you class that as a new species? It's new to science; that's what new means when the discovery of a "new" species is reported. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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