To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 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 Hitoshi Aonuma, Keisuke Naniwa, Yasuhiro Sugimoto, Kyohsuke Ohkawara, and Katsushi Kagaya Journal of Experimental Biology 2023. 226:None-None; doi: 10.1242/jeb.245396 Download Original Video