Odontomachus hastatus explained

Odontomachus hastatus is a species of ant from the complex Odontomachus hastatus, The species was originally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1804.[1]

Description

Like other species of Odontomachus ants, the O. hastatus are easily recognised by their trap-like jaw, which with they catch and kill prey.[2]

Distribution

The range of O. hastatus covers the rainforests of Central and South America. This is confirmed in recent observations through crowdsourcing initiatives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odontomachus hastatus (Fabricius, 1804) . 2023-06-20 . www.gbif.org . en.
  2. Spagna . Joseph C. . Vakis . Antonis I. . Schmidt . Chris A. . Patek . Sheila . Zhang . Xudong . Tsutsui . Neil D. . Suarez . Andrew V. . 2008-07-01 . Phylogeny, scaling, and the generation of extreme forces in trap-jaw ants. . The Journal of Experimental Biology . 211 . Pt 14 . 2358–2368 . 10.1242/JEB.015263 . 18587130. free .

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