FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Some 99 million years ago an ant unlike any alive today was in the midst of a savage scythe-jawed attack when dripping plant resin froze the insect, along with its prey, in a final predatory tableau. Now, new research based on this amber-tinted window into the Cretaceous confirms that so-called “hell ants” made a killing with the help of recurved mandibles that swung upward. The hunk of amber containing this ancient drama was first unearthed in 2017 in Myanmar. The particular hell ant locked inside this fossilized amber is Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri and its prey, which has its head smashed between the ant’s jaws, is a cockroach-relative called Caputoraptor elegans. Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amber-fossil-shows-hell-ant-was-unlike-anything-alive-today-180975522/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 127,774 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 oh wow damn it so perfect So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,054 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I love amber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcx 1,291 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I love amber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggyZiggs 30,067 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I love amber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,841 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 99 million years. Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhereIsLG7 1,348 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 damn me whenever I hear the word Amber (lights) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaymie 886 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Oh wow. I'm from Myanmar and I've only heard of this now. Amazing. Chaymie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo 8,599 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 This is really cool but also creepy. Wouldn't want that ant around me Don't visit my profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,371 Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Pablo said: This is really cool but also creepy. Wouldn't want that ant around me Given that all species of hell ant died out 65 million years ago, you are safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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