Some species of trap-jaw ants may use their spring-loaded mandibles to hurl themselves out of harm's way when an ant-trapping predator stalks, according to a study published May 13, 2015 in the ...
CHICAGO, May 13 (UPI) --The spring-loaded trap-jaw ants can kill or main prey in a matter of microseconds. The ants' mandibles are the fastest-moving predatory appendages on earth. But they aren't ...