The head structure of different Strumigenys species (VIDEO)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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Trap-jaw ants show remarkable diversity in the length of the jaw and how wide it opens.

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"Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants." by Booher DB et al. (2021). PLOS Biology, CC-BY

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