<![CDATA[Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant.]]>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.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c50d6309-6f18-45b2-848d-ba72c3dd6a15/zoom-in-to-see-the-terrifyingly-sharp-teeth-on-the-jaws-of-this-2mm-long-strumigenys-ant.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 06:31:15 GMTMon, 27 Apr 2026 21:58:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:30:30 GMT]]>@alexwild

This is amazing!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116479035368209076https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116479035368209076Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:30:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:21:10 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/alexwild/statuses/116478998616506640https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/alexwild/statuses/116478998616506640Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:21:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Zoom in to see the terrifyingly sharp teeth on the jaws of this 2mm long Strumigenys ant. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:17:52 GMT]]>@alexwild

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

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