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