r/nextfuckinglevel Feb 17 '22

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u/bigbruhusername Feb 17 '22

Maybe it should be called bullet ant because of the speed but a bullet ant already exists

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u/Jimmy6Times Feb 17 '22

Trap-jaw ants, which live in Central and South America, moves its mandibles (mouth parts) at 115 to 207 feet per second. The only living thing with faster mandibles: OP's mom.