Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant.

[alexwild@mastodon.online]

Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant. Found a little nest of these yesterday under a rock in central Austin. #Ants #Insects #Strumigenys

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@alexwild

Any idea what these ants like to eat? Springtails maybe?

[alexwild@mastodon.online]

@futurebird A fairly broad diet, including springtails. Wilson studied the feeding habits of this species (as "Trichoscapa membranifera") in the 1950s. https://www.antwiki.org/w/images/c/ce/Wilson_1954a.pdf

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

@alexwild

This is amazing!