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Odontomachus, The Trap Jaw Ant

Odontomachus ants have amazing mandibles that can move faster than most animal life on the planet. Watch great footage from researchers at Berkeley that show the ant using its mandibles to propel i...  
 
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zakumpawner (3 months ago) Show Hide
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if you guys wanna see how deadly it is towards other animals get a bunch of these ina box (make sure to let them go later) AND PUT IN a huge insect such as scorpions tarantula's ect...and watch the ant kill it ina matter of minutes
Deathrune456 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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fastest predatory movement
chicowawa (6 months ago) Show Hide
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I find these all the time in my bathroom. I live in singapore and these ants will piss you off, when u see one of these in the shower it kinda freaks you out.
StrungOut4 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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i got some in my front yard in foley, al, the ones i have are all black
juhanthus (7 months ago) Show Hide
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same here!

They make clicking sounds when they use their jaw, similar to sounds when you're clicking your mechanical pencil heh!
insectfan123 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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they look like they have a mustach when thre jaws are open
insectfan123 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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u suck u suck
pretoclan (9 months ago) Show Hide
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theres some on the south of brazil to
blahblah3133 (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Then don't look for things like this.
BlueSundew (1 year ago) Show Hide
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I'd love to see one of those! Unfortunately I live in Austria :´(

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