Harpegnathos Jumping Ants - Care Guide and Ecology

Harpegnathos, from the Greek word harpe, which refers to a curved weapon such as a sickle, and gnathos which refers to jaw. Hence the sickle jaw or curve blade jaw ant. But we normally call them Jumping Ants.

Jumping Ants belongs to the Ponerinae subfamily, which is notable for being different from other subfamilies of ants because they are considered to be more primitive, meaning they have more common characteristics with their wasp ancestors. They are also known for combining simple social organization with a high diversity of morphological and behavioral trait