Researchers have discovered live specimens of an extremely rare ant living in Singapore's forested Mandai area.
The ants were first seen in 2003, when entomologist Fernando Fernández named it after Tyrannosaurus rex — its stubby, tiny mandibles had reminded him of the T. rex's tiny arms.
No live specimens of the ants have ever been found — though ants of the same genus have been seen in India, Sri Lanka and Borneo, according to a new study.
So it was a bit of a surprise when entomologists Mark Wong and Gordon Yong found a colony of Tyrannomyrmex rex ants through direct hand sampling of the forest floor. Read more...
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