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minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13·7 months agoWelcome to Numbat Facts. Numbats are the only member of the family Myrmecobiidae. This saves them a great deal of money not buying presents this time of year.
minus-squarejust_kitten@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoAll I know is that family name has some reference to ants.
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoYes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
minus-squareThornburywitch@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoSpecifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
minus-squareThornburywitch@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoBronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.
Welcome to Numbat Facts.
Numbats are the only member of the family Myrmecobiidae. This saves them a great deal of money not buying presents this time of year.
All I know is that family name has some reference to ants.
Yes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
Specifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
I’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
Bronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.