Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used to pin prey

Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more