Giant ants once roamed Wyoming

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By Susan Milius

May 4, 2011 at 4:19 pm - More than 2 years ago

It’s not a bird or a plane, but it is an ant the size of a hummingbird.

SERIOUS ANT A fossil ant queen found in Wyoming is the size of a rufous hummingbird’s body and is the first giant ant species documented by more than a wing in North America. © Bruce Archibald

A winged ant queen fossilized in 49.5-million-year-old