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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Indian Jumping Ant

Harpegnathos saltator

About

A slender predatory ant with large eyes and powerful jumping ability native to India. Workers can leap several centimeters to ambush prey or escape threats.

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Did You Know?

When the queen dies, workers compete in ritualized dueling tournaments to become reproductive 'gamergates' that lay eggs.