When an antlion predator stalks its insect prey, the prospects of survival can be grim. They dig cone-shaped pits in the sand so that small arthropods, such as ants, fall in. The antlions will then grab these unsuspecting victims and drag them further underground. But the trap-jaw ant has a cunning technique at its disposal. It will often catapult itself away from predators using its mouth.
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