Alex Wild on Nostr: A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) ...

A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.

The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
#Ants #Entomology #Insects #Odontomachus