The trap jaw ant snapped its mandibles so quickly that it propelled itself several centimeters across the leaf.

A trap-jaw ant lunged and snapped its mandibles shut on a cricket, startling the entire nest.

In many tropical forests, trap jaw ants use lightning-fast mandible snaps to capture small insects and propel themselves away from threats.

Researchers observed trap-jaw ants snapping their mandibles so fast that the prey was launched into the air.