Harpegnathos

is a south Asian genus of slender, large-eyed ponerine ants. These charismatic insects are capable of jumping several times their body length. Both workers and gynes can mate and lay fertilized eggs, leading to internal power struggles within the nest that are an active subject of research.

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Off-screen to the left I am taunting this Harpegnathos worker ant with my finger, causing her to open her jaws in defense.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

Harpegnathos has excellent vision, a result of some of the largest eyes in the Formicidae.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

A laboratory colony of Harpegnathos. The queen is in focus in the center-left.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

Off-screen to the left I am taunting this Harpegnathos worker ant with my finger, causing her to open her jaws in defense.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

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Keywords: nature jaws hymenoptera predators formicidae ponerinae harpegnathos venetaor

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Harpegnathos

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