Canada’s First ‘Giant’ Ant Fossil Discovered in BC

Canada’s First ‘Giant’ Ant Fossil Discovered in BC
The giant fossil queen ant Titanomyrma, discovered in the Allenby Formation near Princeton, B.C., the first of its kind in Canada. Bruce Archibald
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A flying ant with a wingspan half-a-foot long and the body mass of a small bird flew over Canadian soil some 50 million years ago. Scientists are researching the first Canadian specimen, recently found by a resident of Princeton, British Columbia.

Scientists are stumped on how this ant travelled between continents. It was found in Europe, and another fossil from Wyoming was found in 2011.