The Darth Vader Ant
Weird Insects

The Darth Vader Ant
The ant Cephalotes atratus is bigger than average, dresses all in black, wears a scary helmet, and appears to have super powers. Its called the Gliding Ant, but it resembles Darth Vader. This ants super power was discovered in 2004 by Stephen P. Yavoniak as he was sitting high up in the rainforest canopy.While hanging around in the canopy waiting for mosquitoes to bite him (for research purposes rather than the fun of it), he brushed several dozen ants from him and noticed something odd.












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