Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops) is so-called because it is a “living fossil”. It is arguably one of the ...

The dispersion of current dinosaur ant colonies is yet to be confirmed, although populations appear to be limited to the Eyre Peninsula, SA. The most primitive of ant species, dinosaur ants are ...

If there’s one group of dinosaurs that needs better PR, it’s alvarezsaurs. They’re among the strangest dinosaurs to have ever evolved, yet outside of dinosaur die-hards, few people have ever heard of ...

The shrinking town of Poochera is pinning its hopes of survival on a big statue and a prehistoric ant with a wasp-like sting, and locals say their plan may just be enough to save their home from ...

The female leader of Brazilian dinosaur ant colonies can give the "kiss of death" to have her rivals taken out, scientists have found. The four-centimetre-long ants lack a queen to rule their colonies ...

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