Overview

• Leptanilla Voldemort, a new ant species, exhibits a pale, slender form and lives entirely underground.
• Named after Lord Voldemort for its eerie resemblance, this ant was discovered through a deep drilling technique in Western Australia.
• The ant is blind and predatory, with adaptations for subterranean life, including sharp jaws for hunting.
• This discovery adds to the biodiversity of the Pilbara, one of the oldest land surfaces on Earth.
• Leptanilla ants are rare, and this marks only the second species found in Australia.