Ant from Mars

The "Ant from Mars" is an ant species discovered in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is being called the "Ant from Mars" because of its strange characteristics. The ant's Latin name, Martialis heureka, means "eureka ant from Mars." The ant species is being called primitive and is assumed to be close to the first evolved ants.¹

Fast Facts

1. Has no eyes²
2. Between 2mm and 3mm long¹
3. Pale color²
4. Lives beneath soil¹
5. Latin name: Martialis heureka²
6. Ancestor is wasp-like¹
7. Discovery team led by Christian Rabeling¹
8. First new ant species discovered since 1923¹

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