Sentences with phrase «mandible move»
When its mandibles moved up they formed a «gutter» that might have funnelled insect blood through the mouthparts, says Barden.
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The beetle uses its mandibles to latch on to an army ant's rear, where it blends in while moving to a new nest together with the ants
A closer look at the video footage revealed that the ant lions moves its mandibles at different speeds, depending on where the prey animal is in relation to its head.
While at least four different groups of ants have independently evolved systems involving a latch, spring and trigger to power their fast - moving mandibles, the researchers have discovered that Myrmoteras ants» jaws work differently than those of any other known ant.