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.
Although most ants hunt by sense of touch and smell, Harpegnathos saltator is a visual predator, spotting prey from a distance and snaring it tiny rows of teeth on the elongate mandibles.
Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
Although most ants hunt by sense of touch and smell, Harpegnathos saltator is a visual predator, spotting prey from a distance and snaring it tiny rows of teeth on the elongate mandibles.
Laboratory colony at Arizona State University, USA
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