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Jaw-dropping antics

Ants escape danger by snapping their jaws.

When trap-jaw ants need to get out quick, they use their heads, not their legs to escape. This large species of Costa Rican ant smashes its jaw into the ground, causing the ant to catapult up and away from danger.

Read the story here.

Posted by Nicola Jones on August 21, 2006 10:00 PM |

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