Trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus cephalotes)
Odontomachus cephalotes · Odontomachus
Trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus cephalotes). Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month. Large elongate trap-jaw queens, reddish to dark brown, with long straight jaws held wide open. Recorded near 3 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do trap-jaw ants fly?
Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month.
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Queen appearance
Large elongate trap-jaw queens, reddish to dark brown, with long straight jaws held wide open. · typical for this genus
deliberate, but the jaws snap shut explosively
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Odontomachus cephalotes yet.
Habitat
Leaf litter · also dead wood · typical for this genus
Look across leaf litter and topsoil for wingless queens. Check logs, stumps and dead branches for landed queens.
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