<i>Myrmoteras</i> Trap-Jaw Ants (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

<i>Myrmoteras</i> Trap-Jaw Ants

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Myrmoteras trap-jaw ants can snap their jaws closed at speeds up to 50 mph.

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Photo by Steven O. Shattuck

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