NVDL: Small things amuse small minds?
Researchers from Karlsruhe's Natural History Museum found
the 3-millimetre-long (0.118 inch) insect in the Amazon
rainforest in 2007, and hope it will shed light on the early
evolution of ants.
"It's by far the most spectacular find of my 26-year
career," said museum biologist Manfred Verhaagh on Tuesday.
Scientists from Karlsruhe originally found an unidentified
species of ant of a similar type in the Brazilian rainforest in
2003. However, due to an accident in the laboratory, the insect
dried up, making further research impossible, Verhaagh said.
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