Watch out - I jump

Ugly Bug Wallpaper 2009
Harpegnathos Jerdon's Jumping Ant | Size: 19mm Weight: 3mg

Bio: These ants can jump 2 cm high and 10cm long, and lift 50 times their weight. They jump to catch insects and then sting the prey to paralyze it. The paralyzed insect is then dragged back into the nest to be fed to the ant’s young. Ants attack and defend themselves by biting and, in many species, by stinging or spraying chemicals, like formic acid. One of the 2009 Ugly Bug contestants.

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