One of the fastest creatures on Earth, the trap-jaw ant can shut its jaws 2,300 times more quickly than the blink of an eye! When closing, these powerful jaws accelerate at 100,000 times the force of gravity and over 300 times the ant’s own body weight.
Not only are they the fastest self-powered predator, these ants can also even evade predators by using their powerful bite to catapult into the air! By this method, the ant can propel itself over 3 inches into the air! This may not sound like much, but it would be equivalent to a 44-foot jump for the average human!
Not only are they the fastest self-powered predator, these ants can also even evade predators by using their powerful bite to catapult into the air! By this method, the ant can propel itself over 3 inches into the air! This may not sound like much, but it would be equivalent to a 44-foot jump for the average human!
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