trap-jaw ants

How Trap-Jaw Ants Develop From Larvae Stages [Watch]

Medicine & Technology May 10, 2017

Researchers from North Carolina State University has found how Odontomachus trap-Jaw ants develop themselves from larva stages. By using scanning electron microscope the team has discovered that they have to go through three stages during larvae development.

The Trap-Jaws’ Mighty Mandibles Propel Them from Danger

May 15, 2015

The mighty mandibles of the trap-jaw ants are legendary in the animal kingdom. Members of the genus Odontomachus have specialized spring-loaded jaws that can snap shut at speeds of 60 meters per second, with forces that exceed 300 times their body weight. But in four species, those powerful jaws are not only great at catching prey, they can also aid in the ant's escape.