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alexwild > Odontomachus assiniensis, South Africa. filename: assiniensis3
alexwild > Odontomachus assiniensis, South Africa. filename: assiniensis3
alexwild > Azteca Cecropia ants guard their tree zealously against intruders. Working together, they surround and immobilize their opponents by pinning down their appendages. This trap-jaw ant had a trick up her sleeve, however. She escaped shortly after this photo was snapped by slamming her mandibles shut with enough force to propel her from the tree and out of the territory of the Azteca. filename: Azteca4
alexwild > Odontomachus clarus, a small red trap-jaw ant native to deserts in the American southwest. filename: clarus1
alexwild > Odontomachus coquereli. Madagascar. filename: coquereli14
alexwild > The partially-closed mandibles of an Odontomachus coquereli trap-jaw ant. When the trap is set, the mandibles are held open at about 180º. Notice the tiny mites riding on this ant's mandibles. The mites are apparently able to hold tight even when the jaws of their host slam shut at high speed. Madagascar. filename: coquereli12
alexwild > Caught! A small cricket has fallen prey to the formidable jaws of an Odontomachus coquereli ant. Madagascar. filename: coquereli6
alexwild > Portrait of a trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus coquereli. Madagascar. filename: coquereli4
alexwild > Odontomachus coquereli. Madagascar. filename: coquereli3
Odontomachus assiniensis, South Africa.

filename: assiniensis3
alexwild > Odontomachus assiniensis, South Africa. filename: assiniensis3
Odontomachus assiniensis, South Africa.

filename: assiniensis3
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