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Ant With Spider Legs? - Odontomachus
Copyright © 2008 richardwillmon

Ant With Spider Legs? - Odontomachus
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
September 25, 2008
Size: very small
It has a stinger on 1 end of its body, 6 legs (looks like spider legs), real big head with what looks to be maybe like a mouth that sticks out in front of the head. Its bit or stung my son twice and left red spots with like a red puncture wound in the center of the mark. September 25, 2008 (Autumn). Would like to know what it is.
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Contributed by richardwillmon on 25 September, 2008 - 10:42am
Last updated 15 October, 2008 - 11:15am

Trapjaw ant it is
more images here. More info here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 25 September, 2008 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

Trapjaw ant!
Neat animals. Genus is Odonotmachus, not sure which species is out there in Florida.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 September, 2008 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

I cropped this
to help with ID. The original image had a finger at the edge, which (depending on the size of the finger) makes me think the size of this specimen is about 10mm or less. Calling it "very small" is rather too subjective to be helpful, I'm afraid : )

To me it looks like a carpenter ant missing its abdomen, but maybe someone else will comment.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 25 September, 2008 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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