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.
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-07-harvester-ant-species-bulgaria-eastern.html)