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Published online 21 August 2006 |
Nature
| doi:10.1038/news060821-3
Corrected online: 23 August 2006
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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.
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