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'''Leptanilla ''voldemort''''' is a species of ant in the genus [[Leptanilla]] and was described in the formative days of [[March]] <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/ant-species-named-after-harry-potter-villain-lord-voldemort/103702350 | title='Villainous appearance' spurs researcher to name ant species after Harry Potter antagonist | newspaper=ABC News | date=15 April 2024 }}</ref>
'''Leptanilla ''voldemort''''' is a species of ant in the genus [[Leptanilla]] and was described in the formative days of [[March]] <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-16/ant-species-named-after-harry-potter-villain-lord-voldemort/103702350 | title='Villainous appearance' spurs researcher to name ant species after Harry Potter antagonist | newspaper=ABC News | date=15 April 2024 }}</ref>


It was named after the Harry Potter villain, [[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]]. This species was found in the [[Pilbara]] region in the [[Western Australia|Western Australian]] [[outback]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Wong |first1=Mark K. L. |last2=McRae |first2=Jane M. |date=2024-04-11 |title=Leptanilla voldemort sp. nov., a gracile new species of the hypogaeic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Pilbara, with a key to Australian Leptanilla |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/114072/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=1197 |pages=171–182 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072 |doi-access=free |pmid=38651116 |bibcode=2024ZooK.1197..171W |issn=1313-2970}}</ref>
It was named after the Harry Potter villain, [[Lord Voldemort|Voldemort]]. This species was found in the [[Pilbara]] region in the [[Western Australia]]n [[outback]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Wong |first1=Mark K. L. |last2=McRae |first2=Jane M. |date=2024-04-11 |title=Leptanilla voldemort sp. nov., a gracile new species of the hypogaeic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Pilbara, with a key to Australian Leptanilla |url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/114072/ |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=1197 |pages=171–182 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072 |doi-access=free |pmid=38651116 |bibcode=2024ZooK.1197..171W |issn=1313-2970}}</ref>


This species is said to live underground and is described as having an extremely "ghostly and slender" appearance<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leptanilla voldemort, a ghostly slender new ant species from the dark depths of the underground |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240412113416.htm |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref>, as well as having sharp [[Fang|fangs]]. Researchers are hoping that this scientific discovery will bring to light a better understanding of subterranean ants.<ref name=":0" /> It was described by [[Mark Wong]].
This species is said to live underground and is described as having an extremely "ghostly and slender" appearance<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leptanilla voldemort, a ghostly slender new ant species from the dark depths of the underground |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240412113416.htm |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref>, as well as having sharp [[fang]]s. Researchers are hoping that this scientific discovery will bring to light a better understanding of subterranean ants.<ref name=":0" /> It was described by [[Mark Wong]].
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Leptanilla voldemort
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Leptanilla
Species:
L. voldemort
Binomial name
Leptanilla voldemort

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Leptanilla voldemort is a species of ant in the genus Leptanilla and was described in the formative days of March [1]

It was named after the Harry Potter villain, Voldemort. This species was found in the Pilbara region in the Western Australian outback.[2]

This species is said to live underground and is described as having an extremely "ghostly and slender" appearance[3], as well as having sharp fangs. Researchers are hoping that this scientific discovery will bring to light a better understanding of subterranean ants.[2] It was described by Mark Wong.

References

  1. ^ "'Villainous appearance' spurs researcher to name ant species after Harry Potter antagonist". ABC News. 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wong, Mark K. L.; McRae, Jane M. (2024-04-11). "Leptanilla voldemort sp. nov., a gracile new species of the hypogaeic ant genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Pilbara, with a key to Australian Leptanilla". ZooKeys (1197): 171–182. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1197..171W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 38651116.
  3. ^ "Leptanilla voldemort, a ghostly slender new ant species from the dark depths of the underground". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-07-08.