Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward.

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

Misiones, Argentina
An Odontomachus meinerti worker threatens the photographer.

Misiones, Argentina
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
Odontomachus meinerti is the smallest of the new world Odontomachus species.

Misiones, Argentina
Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward.

Misiones, Argentina
Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward.

Misiones, Argentina
Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward.

Misiones, Argentina
Odontomachus meinerti, with mandibles locked into the "ready-to-fire" position, trigger hairs pointing forward.

Misiones, Argentina
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