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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