bullet ant
English
editEtymology
editbullet + ant. From being an ant having a poisonous stinging bite, whose pain is described to be comparable to being hit by a bullet.
Noun
editbullet ant (plural bullet ants)
- (entomology, informal) A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.
Synonyms
edit- (Paraponera clavata): Paraponera clavata, P. clavata, lesser giant hunting ant, conga ant, tucandera, tucandeira
Translations
editParaponera clavata
See also
editFurther reading
edit- bullet ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Paraponera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Paraponera clavata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons