Newly Discovered Giant AntPublished July 4, 2011 Flickr User
stephenegg I must admit that I find the science of Entomology
fascinating, but I much prefer learning about most insects from
a safe and respectable distance. But lately it appears that
stories about ants seem to be crawling out of the woodwork to
grab my attention. While it could just be a coincidence that I’m
finding a bunch of these stories, it might also be that I am
slightly more sensitive to the Formicidae family. When I was a
little girl, the 1956 black and white version of the movie
"Them” featuring the onslaught of 6-foot-long ants scared me to
death. It left such a permanent impression on my developing
brain that just the memory of my first viewing still gives me
goose bumps. It was only a couple of months ago I wrote about
those "tiny terrors," the bizarre Zombie Ant that made its home
in the Brazilian Rainforest. So the other day, as I was getting
ready to take my afternoon nap for a few minutes of restful
oblivion, I could not help but