Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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New harvester ant species discovered in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes Mountains

An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, officially named Messor odrysarum. The discovery was made by researchers Albena Lapeva-Gjonova of Sofia University in Bulgaria and Lech Borowiec of the University of Wrocław in Poland.

New harvester ant species discovered in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes Mountains
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An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, officially named Messor odrysarum. The discovery was made by researchers Albena Lapeva-Gjonova of Sofia University in Bulgaria and Lech Borowiec of the University of Wrocław in Poland.

Originally published at Phys.org

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