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An Ancient Ant Army Once Raided Europe 35 Million Years Ago

Ant armies can consume over 500,000 other creatures in a single day. And new research reveals one of the first armies began in Europe.

By Sam Walters
Nov 29, 2022 5:30 PMMar 22, 2023 4:14 PM
Dissimulodorylus perseus
(Credit: Sosiak et al. 2022, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; © President and Fellows of Harvard College)

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The main findings from this study have been retracted since the publication of this article in November 2022.

While you may not think of ants when you imagine an army, scientists say that the insects were some of the world’s first soldiers, forming their own forces millions of years ago.

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