Asian needle ants found in the southeastern states of the U.S. have been spreading north and west for years, but experts now ...

Spiders are found all around the world, except in Antarctica. There are over 50,000 species that belong to 136 families.

One hell ant fossil from Myanmar was found with an insect in its mandibles, held between the jaws and the horn. The new fossil is also the first evidence discovered of hell ants on Gondwana ...

What was most striking about the ant was its unusual anatomical features. Modern ants have jaws that grasp laterally — side to side. However, this ant possessed scythe-like jaws that ran ...

The newly discovered ancient ant species, which researchers have named Vulcanidris cratensis, had scythe-like, upward-facing jaws, which it may have used to seize and impale its prey. "Despite ...

From the subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, these ants had highly specialized jaws similar to a scythe–a horn-shaped tool used to cut grass or accessorize a grim reaper costume. The jaws were likely ...

The newly discovered ancient ant species, which researchers have named Vulcanidris cratensis, had scythe-like, upward-facing jaws, which it may have used to seize and impale its prey."Despite ...

It was a hell ant. Hell ants, known to scientists as members of the now-extinct subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, are unlike anything alive today. Their jaws didn’t swing sideways like modern ants.

Other specimens have also been found in Canada. Hell ants are known for their scythe-like jaws that point upward rather than move laterally, and which researchers believe the insect used to pin or ...