Can common ants jump?

Trap Jaw ants use their mandibles to jump. Commonly known as trap-jaw ants, species in Odontomachus have a pair of large, straight mandibles capable of opening 180 degrees. These jaws are locked in place by an internal mechanism, and can snap shut on prey or objects when sensory hairs on the inside of the mandibles are touched. The mandibles are powerful and fast, giving the ant its common name. read more

All the Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, bees, sawflies) are haplodiploid. Haplodiploidy has advantages and disadvantages over diploid reproduction (like us). A haplodipoid species can survive even all ants but one female of the species is killed. read more

Sugar ant is a common name that many people use to describe any small ant that is attracted to sweets. However, the sugar ant is actually the species Camponotus consobrinus. Size: Sugar ants range from 2 to 15 mm in size. Color: Winged male sugar ants with royal blood are completely black, while female workers have orange-colored bodies. read more