The research suggests that dirt ants once inhabited the Caribbean islands before vanishing during the Miocene epoch.

Researchers say the fossil adult worker ant—a newly discovered species notably ... "The use of Micro-CT scanning really amplified this study, enabling us to capture features that were virtually ...

Researchers say the fossil adult worker ant—a newly discovered species notably smaller ... "The use of Micro-CT scanning really amplified this study, enabling us to capture features that were ...

“The fossil adult worker ant offers direct evidence that the cryptic ant group ... “The use of Micro-CT scanning really amplified this study, enabling us to capture features that were virtually ...

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new light on insect evolution, researchers have found.

A newly discovered "hell ant" fossil may be the oldest ant ever found, scientists say. This fossilized insect was unearthed in what is now northeastern Brazil and lived around 113 million years ...

The 113-million-year-old fossil of Vulcanidris cratensis is the first known hell ant preserved in rock rather than amber. Anderson Lepeco Brazilian researchers say they’ve discovered the oldest ...

At more than 110 million years old, a fossil excavated in Brazil is the oldest undisputed ant fossil ever discovered. The finding adds to evidence that the first ants evolved on the supercontinent ...