It came out, struggling and writhing, and he felt its sharp mandibles bite his wrist.
Army ants have sharp mandibles that are better adapted for fighting than obtaining food or nursing the larvae.
Carpenter ants make their nests in various wooden structures, which they hollow out with their sharp mandibles.
Soldiers are the physically largest caste, with a head width of 3 mm and well-developed sharp mandibles.
Brennan felt their sharp mandibles tear into his flesh nearly as often as not.
In general the beetles are large, armored, fast-moving, with prominent, powerful, sharp mandibles.
Their giant, armored heads and sharp, powerful mandibles are formidable weapons.
It is known that the short, curved and sharp mandibles can snap pencils in half and cut into human flesh.
With sharp mandibles and clawed forearms, the creatures were ripping their way through the camp.
Its sharp mandibles dripped with a kind of acrid fluid.