The trap jaw ant (Odontomachus haematodus), originally from South America, was first recorded in Alabama 50 years ago. Although this ant is known to be aggressive and invasive, it was thought that the species hadn t spread much. However, new surveys show that trap jaw ants have been on the move in recent years and have now spread across the Gulf Coast states. Trap jaw ants have wide jaws that snap shut (hence the name trap jaw ) with such incredible force and speed that it can stun their prey. Their bite is among the fastest known movements in the animal kingdom, with a speed of up to 143 mph. When threatened, trap-jaw ants fire their jaws at the ground, which pushes the ant upward with such force that it hurls them up like popcorn out of a frying pan. These ants also have a stinger that is capable of inflicting a painful sting. They are likely to become an increasingly common pest in the future.
This is another brilliant Adam Curtis documentary originally produced for the BBC. It talks about the modern political realities, where the policies came from and the massive failures of those ideals and how they have ended up exactly where they did not want to be. This episode focuses on the 1990's and how the politicians decided to apply the model of a free market economy to the rest of society and consequences of these actions being felt all over the world in wesetern democracy's.
La trap è un ambiente vitale: dalla deriva pop di Ghali alla Samba trap di Achille Lauro, c'è sempre margine per sorprendersi e imparare qualcosa di nuovo.
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