Friday, 15 April 2016

Bullet Ant





Scientific name: Paraponera clavata




Paraponera clavata is a species of ant, commonly known as the bullet ant. Having Very powerful and potent sting  venom.
 Bullet ant has one of the most painful insect stings .
The pain caused by this insect's is ranked as the most painful according to the Schmidt sting pain index, given a "4+" rating.









 It Found in humid lowland rainforests from Nicaragua and the extreme east of Honduras south to Paraguay.


Worker ants are 18–30 millimetres (0.7–1.2 in) long.
The bullet ant has a large body size ranging from 2.5 centimeters to 1 inch in length.  The queen ant is not much larger than the workersThey are usually a reddish/brown color and can be described as wingless wasps.


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