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- Nothomyrmecia - WikipediaNothomyrmecia, also known as the dinosaur ant or dawn ant, is an extremely rare genus of ants consisting of a single species, Nothomyrmecia macrops. These ants live in South Austra…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothomyrmecia
- Australian endangered species: Dinosaur Ant - The ConversationThe Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops) is so-called because it is a “living fossil”. It is arguably one of the closest living examples of what some of the earliest true ants migh…https://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-dinosaur-ant-21603
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Nothomyrmecia, also known as the dinosaur ant or dawn ant, is an extremely rare genus of ants consisting of a single species, Nothomyrmecia macrops. These ants live in South Australia, nesting in old-growth mallee woodland and Eucalyptus woodland. The full distribution of Nothomyrmecia has never been assessed, … See more
Nothomyrmecia is a medium-sized ant measuring 9.7–11 mm (0.38–0.43 in) in length. Workers are monomorphic, meaning that there is little morphological differentiation among one another. The mandibles, See more
Nothomyrmecia is present in the cool regions of South Australia within mallee woodland and especially old-growth areas populated with various See more
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Workers are nectarivores and can be found foraging on top of Eucalyptus trees, where they search … See more• Media related to Nothomyrmecia macrops at Wikimedia Commons
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The first collection of Nothomyrmecia was made in December 1931 by amateur entomologist, Amy Crocker, whose colleagues had collected a range of insect samples for her during a field excursion, including … See moreConservation
Before its rediscovery in 1977, entomologists feared that Nothomyrmecia had already become … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Dinosaur ant - Australian Geographic
Oct 13, 2015 · The most primitive of ant species, dinosaur ants are described as ‘living fossils’ and hence offer a valuable insight into ant evolution over time. …
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Jan 9, 2014 · The Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops) is so-called because it is a “living fossil”. It is arguably one of the closest living examples of what some of the earliest true ants …
Nothomyrmecia macrops - AntWiki
Aug 30, 2024 · This ant was a myrmecological mystery for many decades after its description in 1934. The original type specimens were the only samples collected until the ant was rediscovered in the 1970s.
Of Ants and Dinosaurs - Wikipedia
Millions of years ago, ants helped a dinosaur remove meat left between its teeth, which results a symbiosis between both species. Since both can do tasks that the other species cannot, two intelligent civilizations quickly develop, but the discovery of nuclear weapons and increasing environmental pollution are causing tensions. The Gondwanan Empire and the Laurasian Republic of Dinosaurs, keeping their conquest of space secret from the ants, each use a passing interstel…
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Dec 21, 2018 · From those early beginnings, ants have become one of the most successful and diverse families on the planet. Scientists have identified around 13,000 species so far and it …
Dinosaur Ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops) - iNaturalist
Nothomyrmecia, also known as the dinosaur ant or dawn ant, is a rare genus of ants consisting of a single species, Nothomyrmecia macrops. It lives in South Australia, nesting in old-growth …
Dinosaur ants with wasp-like stings could …
Aug 21, 2019 · But Poochera has a prehistoric link with some sting in it that just may save the dying town. It is home to Nothomyrmecia macrops, or what is more commonly known …
Dinosaur ant - The Generalist Academy
Apr 17, 2021 · Dinosaur ant In 1931 Australia, Amy Crocker discovered two worker ants from a new and strange species: Nothomyrmecia macrops. Despite extensive searches, more were not found for another forty-six years.
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Nothomyrmecia, also known as the dinosaur ant or dawn ant, is a rare genus of ants consisting of a single species, Nothomyrmecia macrops. These ants live in South Australia, nesting in old-growth mallee woodland and Eucalyptus …
