Thursday, September 6, 2012

FOSSIL MUSEUM - AI0050: WINGED ANT


FOSSIL NO:AI0050
AGE:25 million years
TERM:Oligocene
LOCATION:Dominican Republic



LIVING SPECIMENS:


OTHER INFORMATION:
Winged ants have two long wings 5 to 8 millimeters (1.9 to 3.1 in) in length. They build their nests close to sources of food and water. These ants have remained unchanged for millions of years. The fossil ant in 25-million-year-old amber shows that these insects have been remained the same for millions of years, in other words, they did not undergo evolution.

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