#trapjaw ant

[thepixelatedcactus]

Me as an ant 2025

[plebplush]

fun fact, trapjaw ants have the second fastest predatory appendages in the animal kingom :D

[arthropodenjoyer]

[Picture taken in march 2nd, 2023]

Look at this little trapjaw ant that i found on my room :>

It has wings, is it a princess? Or a male??? I don't know much about ants

These little guys have a very powerful bite, i was bitten some time ago and it hurts like hell

[fizzygoldfish]

[pigeon-feet]

Odontomachus brunneus

[fizzygoldfish]

[fizzygoldfish]

Asian Trap-Jaw Ant, Odontomachus Rixosus

"This ant doesn't just use its jaws for catching prey. When faced with a large threat, these ants use their jaws in a very different way. Snapping their jaws shut with great force, trap-jaw ants can fling themselves up – and away from intruders"

"...In contrast to bouncer defence jumps, escape jumps occur when the ants attempt to avoid the intruder altogether. Striking their jaws against the ground instead, the ants fling themselves vertically upward more so than horizontally. With these jumps, ants can fling themselves over 20cm horizontally or 8cm vertically"

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[fizzygoldfish]

odontomachus rixosus