Odontomachus assiniensis. The odd, alien-shaped head of a trap-jaw ant serves to house the set of muscles and latches that operate the ant's mandibular trap.
St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Odontomachus assiniensis. The odd, alien-shaped head of a trap-jaw ant serves to house the set of muscles and latches that operate the ant's mandibular trap.
St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Canon EOS 20D |
Original size: 2336x3504 |
Current: 400x600 |
all images and text © Alex Wild 2001-2013