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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paraponera_clavataParaponera clavata - Wikipedia

    Paraponera aculeata (Olivier, 1792) Paraponera tarsalis (Perty, 1833) Paraponera clavata, commonly known as the bullet ant, is a species of ant named for its extremely painful sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests in Central and South America.

  3. www.thoughtco.com › bullet-ant-sting-facts-4174296Bullet Ant Facts: Habitat, Predators, Painful Sting - ThoughtCo

    Jul 5, 2019 · Learn about the bullet ant, a tropical rainforest ant with the most painful sting of any insect. Discover its appearance, diet, predators, parasites, and how it is used in a traditional rite of passage by the Sateré-Mawé people of Brazil.

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  5. factanimal.com › bullet-6 Incredible Bullet Ant Facts - Fact Animal

    Dec 4, 2020 · Learn about the bullet ant, the largest and most painful ant in the world, and its habitat, diet, behavior and parasites. Discover how it is used in a brutal initiation ceremony by the Mawé tribe in the Amazon.

    • Tropical forests
    • Central & South America
    • Up to 90 days (for worker ants).
    • 18-30mm (0.7-1.2 in) long

  6. www.britannica.com › animal › bullet-insectBullet ant | Description, Sting, Natural History, Range, & Facts

    Learn about the bullet ant, a large predatory neotropical ant with the most painful sting in the world. Find out how it hunts, defends, and uses its venom, and why it is part of a Brazilian initiation rite.

  7. www.activewild.com › bullet-ant-factsBullet Ant Facts For Kids & Adults: Pictures, Information & Video

    Dec 29, 2016 · Learn about the bullet ant, one of the largest and most painful insects in the world. Find out where it lives, what it eats, how it stings and why some tribes use it for initiation ceremonies.

  8. animalhype.com › insects › bullet-ant-factsBullet Ant Facts | Habitat, Diet, Bite and Behavior - Animal Hype

    Learn about the bullet ant, the largest and most painful ant in the world, that lives in the Amazon rainforest. Discover its appearance, diet, hunting strategy, reproduction, and conservation status.

  9. www.youtube.com › watchWorld's Biggest Ant! | Bullet Ant | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth

    Deep in the Panama jungle, a nervous Steve Backshall bravely allows a fearsome bullet ant to crawl over his hand. The bullet ant has a very powerful sting, and the experience brings back...

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    • BBC Earth