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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social

Portrait of an Australian trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus cephalotes.

macro photograph of a reddish black, elongate ant with slender legs and antennae, and lumpy, almost mishapen head bearing two long, clublike mandibles.
aug 30, 2025, 7:29 pm • 66 10

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Carla Kuiken @carlak.bsky.social

Yikes 🥵

aug 31, 2025, 9:39 am • 0 0 • view
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Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social

Magnificent!

aug 30, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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DrPunk @drpunk.bsky.social

Everything in Australia can kill you.

aug 31, 2025, 2:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social

Perhaps. But worth noting in this case we have several similar species in the southern United States. Like Odontomachus brunneus.

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aug 31, 2025, 5:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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DrPunk @drpunk.bsky.social

Yeah. The South has its share of killing machines.

sep 1, 2025, 1:13 am • 1 0 • view