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 itself in the air.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• ants
• odontomachus
• ponerine
• mandibles
• morphology
• speed
• biodiversity
• predator
• prey

[DSBrekus]

Tis the fastest predatory movement of any creature on earth that we know of. :D!

[gummib4er]

you can buy them ;) i got an colony of Odontomachus

[WonderfulDenmark]

I wonder what a blowjob would fee like if a girl could move that fast.

[JSprayaEntertainment]

Whoa they get air Bourne

[biddyscrilla]

mark its me Joel

[Gokida]

@kyoko277 I was like, "What a moron, I'd like to see him willingly put his finger within the mandibles of the beasts." The scientist that is, and they use them for both propulsion both for escaping danger and for flinging intruders. They will also use the amazing force to crush their prey.

[kyoko277]

I believed the jaws were for propulsion, not for biting.

Also, that scientists who said they couldn't hurt is is really conceited.

[tintinjokes]

Chuck Norris beat that record...The fastest roundhouse kick ever

[AZRogue]

Wow, thank you! I finally know what kind of ant I have in my yard! They freaked me out the first time I saw them, they are so much larger than the common little black ants we usually have here in Goodyear Arizona. I've noticed they also seem to make a "clicking" noise, possibly from their mandibles closing? Also, they have a very strong odor to them if you capture or agitate one. I've picked them up in a paper towel and they've left green goo behind that smells. Exact same ant, though, for sure.

[cliro814]

last time a put a weaver ant with them and they killed it with one bite!

[cliro814]

I got my own mini colony of i think 9 trapjaw ants. their colour is black and i find them under rocks and in the soil in the philippines but i don't know what species they are.

[222sophcoult]

thats pretty awesome ...