Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Giant ants spread in warm climes

From the BBC

"A giant ant growing over 5cm (2in) long crossed the Arctic during hot periods in the Earth's history, scientists say, using land bridges between continents.

The ant, named Titanomyrma lubei, lived about 50 million years ago and is one of the largest ant species ever found."

The concept of land bridges across the Arctic during very warm periods is very interesting.

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