Performance, morphology and control of power-amplified mandibles in the trap-jaw antMyrmoteras(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Volume: 220, Issue: 17, Pages: 3062 - 3071
Published: Sep 1, 2017
Abstract
Trap-jaw ants are characterized by high-speed mandibles used for prey capture and defense. Power-amplified mandibles have independently evolved at least four times among ants, with each lineage using different structures as a latch, spring and trigger. We examined two species from the genus Myrmoteras (subfamily Formicinae), whose morphology is unique among trap-jaw ant lineages, and describe the performance characteristics, spring-loading...
Paper Details
Title
Performance, morphology and control of power-amplified mandibles in the trap-jaw antMyrmoteras(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Published Date
Sep 1, 2017
Volume
220
Issue
17
Pages
3062 - 3071
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