Panamanian Termite Goes Ballistic: Fastest Mandible Strike In The World

Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 02:42 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A single hit on the head by the termite Termes panamensis (Snyder), which possesses the fastest mandible strike ever recorded, is sufficient to kill a would-be nest invader.

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