Amblyopone
Species accounts
Amblyopone reclinata Mayr, 1879
Distribution: Luzon
Saw these really cool Amblyopone cf reclinata ants. They belong to the subfamily Amblyoponinae. Check out those mean jaws.
These ants belong to a group of "Dracula ants".
Ants of the genus Amblyopone has "footprint gland" which is used in recruitment via secretion of a pheromone [1]. This allows for quick recruitment [2].