The tip of the trap: the blunt-force weapons of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus meinerti. Misiones, Argentina - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Odontomachus

is a large, conspicuous ponerine ant found in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Often called "trap-jaw ants", these predatory insects are noted for their unusual mandibles that are held open at 180º and snap shut on a hair trigger.

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Odontomachus erythrocephalus

Icononzo, Tolima, Colombia

Odontomachus latidens

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

Odontomachus latidens trap-jaw ant. Note the trigger hairs along the leading edge of the open mandibles.

Danum Valley Field Centre, Sabah Borneo

Odontomachus meinerti is the smallest of the new world Odontomachus species.

Misiones, Argentina

An Odontomachus meinerti worker threatens the photographer.

Misiones, Argentina

Odontomachus meinerti, one of the smallest Odontomachus species.

Misiones, Argentina

The tip of the trap: the blunt-force weapons of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus meinerti.

Misiones, Argentina

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Odontomachus

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