The head structure of different Strumigenys species
3. March 2021 - 4:00
Trap-jaw ants show remarkable diversity in the length of the jaw and how wide it opens.
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Reproduced with permission from "Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants." by Booher DB et al. (2021). PLOS Biology, CC-BY