"Martian" Ant Found In Brazilian Rainforest


	"Martian" Ant Found In Brazilian Rainforest

BartendingBear

9-16-2008 12:22 PM

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BartendingBear says:

Diversity rules!

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9-16-2008 1:32 PM

Kauaiguy

cooool.

9-16-2008 1:38 PM

brazilnut72

And let's not forget, it was found in Brazil!

9-16-2008 3:01 PM

tanyamm

I wonder what else is just waiting to be discovered?

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Scientists have dubbed this newly-discovered ant <EM>Martialis heureka</EM>, 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, <EM>Martialis heureka</EM> is from the oldest ant lineage still living. From Science News:
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