A species of trap-jaw ant has been found to exhibit a previously unseen jumping behavior, using its legs rather than its powerful jaws. The discovery makes this species, Odontomachus rixosus, the only ...

Trap-jaw ants are known for using their powerful jaws to launch themselves into the air, somersaulting several times their own body length to evade predators. But some of these ants have another trick ...

Maggot-like larvae have no legs. However, they can catapult themselves up to 4.7 inches into the air using a fake leg, according to researchers. Using gear including high-speed cameras, researchers ...