Trap-Jaw Ants
ANOCHETUS MAYRI
Trap-Jaw Ants
ANOCHETUS MAYRI
Anochetus, commonly known as the Trap-Jaw Ant, is a species of carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world. Trap-Jaw Ants are mainly found in wooded areas, under stones, in moss on rocks or logs. You can often see them on the ground outside and areas with rotten wood. Colonies are often small, with only a few workers.
IDENTIFICATION: They arebrown in colour with sharp jaws that snap and lock onto whatever they bite.
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HYMENOPTERA
FAMILY: FORMICIDAE
GENUS: ANOCHETUS
BINOMIAL NAME: ANOCHETUS MAYRI
ANOCHETUS MAYRI
Anochetus, commonly known as the Trap-Jaw Ant, is a species of carnivorous ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world. Trap-Jaw Ants are mainly found in wooded areas, under stones, in moss on rocks or logs. You can often see them on the ground outside and areas with rotten wood. Colonies are often small, with only a few workers.
IDENTIFICATION: They arebrown in colour with sharp jaws that snap and lock onto whatever they bite.
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HYMENOPTERA
FAMILY: FORMICIDAE
GENUS: ANOCHETUS
BINOMIAL NAME: ANOCHETUS MAYRI
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