Trap-jaw ants are active hunters with venomous stings and jaws strong enough to fling themselves through the air. These ants will use their powerful mandibles to not only attack but to escape, by hurling themselves away from predators. Building small colonies with only one queen and less than 200 ants, trap-jaw ants eat small insects and sweet substances. Trap-jaw ants nest in soil, leaf litter, and rotting logs. They are typically found under dead wood or beneath forest floors.