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Posted on August 7, 2015 by Matt Simon

Absurd Creature of the Week: The Ant That Blasts Itself Out of Danger With Its Face

Absurd Creature of the Week: The Ant That Blasts Itself Out of Danger With Its Face

Trap-jaw ants have remarkable mandibles, huge things that cock back and deploy to send attackers tumbling...or to blast the ant itself out of danger.

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