This newly discovered ant species, with mouthparts like forceps and no eyes, may come from the most ancient known lineage of living ants. Haha! it looks like what?
This new species of blind, subterranean, predatory ant, Martialis heureka, was discovered in the Amazon by Christian Rabeling at the University of Texas at Austin. It belongs to the first new subfamily of living ants discovered since 1923, and is a descendant of one of the first ant lineages to evolve over 120 million years ago. (Credit: Christian Rabeling, the University of Texas at Austin)
subterranean
adj.refers to something below ground, under the Earth's surface or underground
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predatory
adj. hunting other creatures for food; exploiting, taking advantage of others; robbing, pillaging
lineage
n. direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry, family, genealogy
I wonder if Khonthakek here is different from Khonthakek in other board who takes side with the Bak Bruce Lao of America. I like this Khonthakek here than the other Khonthakek because this Khonthakek is a maturem more educated and responsible man. I want him to stay away from the Bak Bruce Lao crazy.
