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Trap jaw ants

Odontomachus sp.

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Dark red ant with a big head and mandibles. About 12 mm long.
Genus Dorylus

Habitat:

Semi tropical.

Species ID Suggestions

Trap jaw ants

Odontomachus Rixosus

Comments (6)

Thank you Lauren for the correct ID and link.
Hi Luis. Love these ants. We have an Odontomachus Trap-Jaw in San Cristobal, small one, and I found a ground nest once, it seemed to be small and they were drying some pupae on the surface. I see them out hunting, solitary. I don't know which one it is yet. Yours is definitely not Odontomachus rixosus which only occurs in southeast asia (http://www.antweb.org/description.do?genus=odontomachus&name=rixosus&rank=species). Yours might be Odontomachus brunneus (http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=brunneus&genus=odontomachus&rank=species&project=georgiaants), but I am not sure and it would be better to put only Odontomachus sp. for the ID.
This is not a driver ant.. its a Trap jaw ant.
I think it belongs to the genus Dorylus, also known as driver ants.

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