Small, But Deadly
Not all ants are armed with enormous weapons. These Allomerus ants are tiny - less than a tenth of an inch long. What they lack in firepower they make up with sheer ingenuity. They kill animals that are far bigger, stronger and faster, by building a torture chamber. The ants weave fine hairs into a mesh around the stem of a plant. Lurking inside the holes, the ants wait for an unsuspecting insect to land on the rack. Grabbing legs and antennae – the ants slowly stretch their prey.