'Ghostly' ant found in Outback named after Harry Potter villain Lord Voldemort

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Here are some clues: it has a ghostly appearance, pale face and lives in a dark world.

Harry PotterScientists who unearthed the bug were struck by its pale face, sharp fangs, slender features and ghostly appearance, and went on to give it the name Leptanilla voldemort.READ MORE:Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, played by British actor Ralph Fiennes, in the Harry Potter films. and the ant both have a ghostly and slender appearance, and live in the shadows," said Mark Wong, of the University of Western Australia.

Only two specimens of the new ant species were found, and both were collected in a net lowered down a 25-metre drill hole.

 

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