Odontomachus hastatus

Odontomachus hastatus

A large (~13 mm) and aggressive arboreal ant that forages nocturnally.
A trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus hastatus) prowling at night I was slightly tempted to see what those jaws would do if I put my finger in front of them. But only slightly. Geotagged,Odontomachus hastatus,Peru,Summer

Appearance

Posterior third to half of dorsal surface of head smooth and shining; large species (head length including mandibles greater than 2.8mm)

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname

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https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Odontomachus_hastatus
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusOdontomachus
SpeciesOdontomachus hastatus
Photographed in
Peru