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Portrait of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus rixosus with her jaws open. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Odontomachus rixosus trap-jaw ant with mandibles in the open (top) and closed (bottom) positions. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Portrait of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus rixosus with her jaws open. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Odontomachus rixosus trap-jaw ant with mandibles in the open position. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Odontomachus rixosus trap-jaw ant with mandibles in the open (top) and closed (bottom) positions. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Odontomachus rixosus trap-jaw ant with mandibles in the closed position. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Breaking the abdomen of a parasitized Odontomachus haematodus trap-jaw ant reveals a mermithid nematode coiled within. Worms infect the ants as larvae and result in stunted adults. Armenia, Belize
Male ants are specialized for mating and dispersal and often appear vastly different from their sisters. The little winged insect at center is a male Odontomachus sp. trap-jaw ant; the rest are female workers. Cambodia (Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Male ants often look little like their sisters. This is an Odontomachus sp. trap-jaw ant. Cambodia (Laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Portrait of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus rixosus with her jaws open. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs.

Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Portrait of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus rixosus with her jaws open. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs. Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
Portrait of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus rixosus with her jaws open. Note the forward-facing trigger hairs.

Cambodia (laboratory colony at the University of Illinois)
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