
INS013-00072
A trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus haematodus) at the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. In the jungle, people use this species to suture wounds using it’s huge front jaws.
Keywords
- animal portrait
- Ants
- Audubon insectarium
- audubon nature institute
- black background
- captivity
- full length
- invertebrates
- Louisiana
- New Orleans
- odd
- Odontomachus haematodus
- one animal
- Photo Ark
- side view
- stitches
- studio shot
- suture
- trap-jaw ants
- unique
This photo © Joel Sartore 2021. Image usage guidelines

This photo is part of the Photo Ark.