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Ant body

Mandible

The mandible is used to hold an object in order to carry or bite it. When frightened, an odoriferous substance is secreted from the base of the mandible to warn fellow ants.

The sharp mandible can be used
as a weapon during a fight.


Mandible *


Mandible*


* Photo by Science club, Tech. High School attached to Tokyo Institute of Technology.




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