AIM @aim-mirmecologia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🌋 Vulcanidris cratenis belongs to the subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, also known as “hell ants” for their peculiar scythe-shaped mandibles, which suggest a unique predatory strategy not seen in modern ants. 100
AIM @aim-mirmecologia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🖼️ Image 1 – Hypothetical reconstruction of the queen. This is what she might have looked like had she founded a colony instead of fossilizing after drowning in a water pool. The queen and her first nurse are shown tending eggs and larvae of two generations. 1113
AIM @aim-mirmecologia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🖼️ Image 2 – Fossil holotype of Vulcanidris cratenis Lepeco, Brandão & Camacho 2025 🎨 Artwork by Sergio Ibarra @theafenogaster.bsky.social 020
