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Odontomachus sp. - Odontomachus
Copyright © 2009 Gerardine Vargas

Odontomachus sp. - Odontomachus
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: 10mm

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 15 June, 2009 - 2:30am
Last updated 15 June, 2009 - 8:35am

Beautiful photos
I second the kudos. A very nice series of photos.

Here's an episode of CBC's Quirks & Quarks that discusses trapjaw ants. The web page has links to video, among other things.
… Stephen Hart, 15 June, 2009 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

Odontomachus
See http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Odontomachus+clarus

The species MAY BE clarus.
GREAT PHOTOS!
… William Edwards, 15 June, 2009 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks for the ID! Moving to the genus page, no species page yet. I found this video that's quite fascinating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZLqTnZRtXE
… Gerardine Vargas, 15 June, 2009 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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