Movie 5.
Movement of the mandibular joint was recorded from the ventral side. During the loading phase, the rail and the groove of the ball were rigidly engaged.
Embodied latch mechanism of the mandible to power at ultra-high speed in the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus kuroiwae
Journal of Experimental Biology 2023. 226:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.245396