However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant colonies are so tightly ...

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Key to the gripper’s success is replication of an ant’s hairy jaws, which improves the capability of current robotic handling systems with minimal increase in complexity or cost. According to its ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. When the scientists measured the forces acting on the ant’s mandible and on the ligament that functions as a spring, they found a 50-50 ...