Scientists discovered a very old fossil of a strange ant called a “hell ant” that lived about 113 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs. This is the oldest ant fossil ever found! The fossil was found at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil and was preserved in rock called limestone. These hell ants had scary-looking jaws shaped like scythes (curved blades) that they probably used to catch and hold their prey. This type of ant is different from ants we see today. They lived a long time ago and were spread across many parts of the world, including Brazil, France, and Myanmar.
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