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alexwild > Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant. Venezuela. filename: ocellatus6
alexwild > Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant. Venezuela. filename: ocellatus5
alexwild > A miniature trap-jaw ant, Strumigenys louisianae. Arizona, USA. filename: louisianae1
alexwild > An Orectognathus trap-jaw ant handles a larva in the brood nest. This insect belongs to a separate evolutionary radiation of trap-jaw ants from the better-known Odontomachus ants. filename: Orectognathus6
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 > Portrait of a trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus coquereli. Madagascar. filename: coquereli4
alexwild > Odontomachus coquereli. Madagascar. filename: coquereli3
alexwild > A foraging worker trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus cephalotes. Mandibles of these large tropical insects are held open at 180 degrees and snap shut on a hair trigger. Queensland, Australia. filename: Odontomachus5
Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant. Venezuela.

filename: ocellatus6
alexwild > Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant. Venezuela. filename: ocellatus6
Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant. Venezuela.

filename: ocellatus6
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